後 — after, behind, later
あと
後
after
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
9 strokes
time
direction
U+5F8C
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #26
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1379
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- after
- behind
- later
Readings
- On'yomi
- ご go こう kou
- Kun'yomi
- あと ato のち nochi うし ushi うしろ ushiro おく oku
word
あと ato Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
のち nochi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
こ ・ご ko On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
こう kou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
うし ushi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
Appears in idioms
事後承諾
四字熟語
after the fact, acquiesce consent
後がつかえる
慣用句
the line behind is blocked
後ろ指を指す
慣用句
to point a finger from behind someone's back
証文の出し後れ
慣用句
a written proof document issued too late
後が無い
慣用句
there is nothing remaining left behind one
後悔先に立たず
諺
Regret does not stand first
後は野となれ山となれ
諺
let what follows become field or mountain
Components
Composed of
Compound ideograph (会意). 彳 (step with left foot) + 幺 (thread/small) + 夂 (trailing foot). A person walking slowly, dragging their feet — falling behind.