【後】(go, kou, ushiro, ato, okureru/ back, behind, rate) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 後.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are
・ご　go
・こう　kou

For example,
・前後　ぜんご　zen-go
It means before and after, front and rear

・午後　ごご　go-go
It means afternoon
午前と午後　ごぜんとごご
morning and afternoon

・後輩　こうはい　kou-hai
It means junior (at work, school, etc.)
先輩と後輩　せんぱいとこうはい
Seniors and juniors

・以後　いご　i-go
It means from now on, henceforth
以後、気をつけてください　いご、きをつけてください
Please be careful henceforth.

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is
・のち　nochi
・うし-ろ　ushi-ro
・あと　ato
・おく-れ　oku-rer

For example,
・後ろ　うしろ　ushi-ro
It means back of something

・後れ　おくれ　oku-re
It means be left behind

・後継ぎ　あとつぎ　ato-tsu-gi
It means successor

and so on.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.
・明後日　あさって　asatte
It means day after tomorrow

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for 後.
This kanji is used in the next meanings
・back
・behind

Radical

And the radical of this character is 彳　gyounin-ben
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.
・後藤　ごとう　gotou
・肥後　ひご　higo

Personal name

There are no specific well-known personal names using the Kanji for 後

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 後
・後藤田 正晴　ごとうだまさはる　Gotouda Masaharu
He was a politician.

・後藤 又兵衛　ごとうまたべえ　Gotou Matabē
He was a warlord of the Warring States period.

Place

Next, I will introduce place names and tourist attractions that use the Chinese character for 後.
・筑後川　ちくごがわ　Chikugo-gawa
It is Chikugo River. It is the biggest river in Kyushu.

・後楽園　こうらくえん　Kou-raku en
It is the garden is located in Okayama City, western Japan. It exists in Tokyo. They are old feudal lord's gardens.

Look-alikes

There is no particular kanji that resembles the kanji character for "後".

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