後 Kanji for later

N5Grade 29 strokes

later, behind, back

Kun: のち、うし.ろ、うしろ、あと、おく.れる
On: ゴ、コウ

後 is the Japanese kanji for later, behind, back. It is written with 9 strokes and appears at JLPT level N5. Its kun reading is のち、うし.ろ、うしろ and its on reading is ゴ、コウ.

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Words with 後

後ごafter
後あとからafter, later
後あとずさりstepping back, drawing back
後うしろback, behind, rear
午ご後ごafternoon, p.m.
今こん後ごfrom now on, hereafter

Practice 後 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.