漢字城 Kanji Fortress

後 after

Also: behind

On'yomi
ゴ、コウ
Kun'yomi
あと、うし-ろ、のち
Strokes
9
JLPT
N5
Taught in
Primary school, year 2

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): うし-ろ.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
後 is written in 9 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

You take a 彳 step, but a 幺 tiny thread tangles your 夂 dragging foot, so you end up behind everyone, arriving after the rest.

A common word

  • 午後 ごご afternoon

Example sentences

  • きのうしろにねこがいます。

    There's a cat behind the tree.

  • がっこうのあとでかいものをします。

    I'll go shopping after school.

Kanji that share a part

彳 is its radical. 19 kanji share it in all.

夂 is a component. 11 kanji share it in all.