後 – JLPT N5 Kanji, Kanji for back, behind, later (With 3D Visualization)
Kanji for back, behind, later
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後
- Meanings
- back, behind, later
- Onyomi
- コウ, ゴ
- Kunyomi
- あと, うし.ろ, うしろ, のち
- Name Readings
- こし, し, しい, しり
- JLPT
- N5
- Grade
- 2
- Frequency
- -
- Kanji Writing Practice
- Practice
Stroke Order
Story
The kanji 後 is built from 彳 (step or walk), 幺 (thread or small thing), and the part representing movement or following. Long ago, it described someone walking with a trailing thread or garment — something following behind them. It carries the idea of what comes “after,” what follows, or what stays behind as you move forward. In daily life, it became the symbol for “later,” “after,” or “behind.”
Short Story
A person walking with something trailing behind — 後 shows the idea of following, being behind, or something that comes later.
Mnemonic
Picture yourself walking down a path — your long scarf (or shadow) trails behind you, moving just a little later with each step. That’s 後, the kanji for “behind” and “after,” something that follows your movement.
Vocabulary Examples
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 後 | ご | after | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix, Adverb (fukushi) |
| 後ろ | うしろ | back, behind, rear | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N5 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 後 | あと | behind, rear | common JLPT-N5 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 後 | のち | later, afterwards | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Adverb (fukushi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 尻 | しり | buttocks, behind, rump, bottom, hips | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 後方 | しりえ | rear, back, behind | Noun |
| 遅れる | おくれる | to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue | common JLPT-N4 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
| 後者 | こうしゃ | the latter, the second | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 後輩 | こうはい | junior (at work, school, etc.), younger people, younger student | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 遅れ | おくれ | delay, lag, postponement, falling behind | common JLPT-N1 Noun |