後

Meanings

1. behind; rear
2. after; later
3. remainder; the rest
4. more (e.g. five more minutes); left
5. also; in addition

Part of speech: noun, no-adjective, adverb

Kanji

• 後

  Meanings

  behind, back, later

  On reading

  ゴ、コウ

  Kun reading

  のち、うし.ろ、うしろ、あと、おく.れる

  Strokes

  9

Example sentences

• 少女たちのうち一人が後に残された。

  One of the girls was left behind.

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• 雨天の後には晴天が来る。

  After rain comes fair weather.

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• あと２通手紙を書かなくてはならない。

  I have another two letters to write.

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