What does the kanji 後 mean?

The kanji 後 (nochi) means "behind, back, later". It is a JLPT N5 character.

What kanji is "nochi"?

"nochi" is written with the kanji 後, meaning "behind, back, later". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) ご (go), こう (kō), kunyomi (native Japanese) のち (nochi), うしろ (ushiro), あと (ato). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 後?

Write 後 ("behind") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 後?

後 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) ご (go), こう (kō), kunyomi (native Japanese) のち (nochi), うしろ (ushiro), あと (ato).

後“behind” Kanjinochi / go

JLPT N5

How to write 後

後 (behind) kanji stroke order diagram with numbered strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning

behind, back, later

Onyomi (音読み)

ご go
こう kō

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

のち nochi
うし（ろ） ushi(ro)
あと ato

Japanese reading

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Example sentences using 後

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

１時間じかん後ごにまたお電話でんわします。
I'll call you up again in an hour.
後 (ご)
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後あとで電話でんわをしてくれませんか。
Will you phone me later, please?
後で (あとで)
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