208 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
123 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
111 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
45 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1610 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
276 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
53 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1300 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
48 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
48 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
30 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
625 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
431 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
267 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
321 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1391 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10098 | Morohashi |
361 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1742 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1379 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1479 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
48 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
174 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
26 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 後 【ゴ】 after
- 後日 【ゴジツ】 in the future, another day, later
- 越後 【エチゴ】 Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
- 終了後 【シュウリョウゴ】 after the end (of something), post-
- 後援 【コウエン】 support, backing
- 後遺症 【コウイショウ】 prognostic symptoms, after-effect, sequela
- 向後 【コウゴ】 hereafter
- 先後 【センゴ】 before and after, earlier and later, order, sequence, occurring almost simultaneously, inversion (of order), black and white
Kun reading compounds
- 後 【のち】 later, afterwards, future, after one's death, descendant
- 後々 【のちのち】 future, distant future
- 後々 【のちのち】 future, distant future
- この後 【このあと】 after this, henceforth, henceforward, from now on
- 後ろ 【うしろ】 back, behind, rear
- 後ろ姿 【うしろすがた】 (a person's) appearance from behind, person as seen from behind, back view, retreating figure
- 後ろ 【うしろ】 back, behind, rear
- 後ろ姿 【うしろすがた】 (a person's) appearance from behind, person as seen from behind, back view, retreating figure
- 後 【あと】 behind, rear, after, later, remainder, the rest, more (e.g. five more minutes), left, also, in addition, descendant, successor, heir, after one's death, past, previous
- 後押し 【あとおし】 pushing, backing, boosting, supporting, pushing from behind (a cart, etc.), pusher
- 亡き後 【なきあと】 after one's death
- 後々 【あとあと】 future, distant future
- 遅れる 【おくれる】 to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue, to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.), to lag behind, to be behind (the times), to be bereaved of, to be preceded by (someone) in death, to be slow (of a clock or watch)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こし、 し、 しい、 しり
- Korean:
- hu
Spanish
- después
- atrás
- detrás
- retrasarse
Portuguese
- atrás
- costas
- mais tarde
French
- après
- derrière
- plus tard
2067 | 2001 Kanji |
3i6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
2224.7 | Four corner code |
1-24-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f8c | Unicode hex code |
affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1291 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 縁 【エン】 fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together), relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection, family ties, affinity, opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship), pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes), narrow open-air veranda
- 縁起 【エンギ】 omen, sign of luck, origin, history, causation, dependent arising, doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
- 遠縁 【トオエン】 distant relative
- 内縁 【ナイエン】 de facto marriage, common-law marriage
Kun reading compounds
- 縁 【ふち】 rim, brim, edge, brink
- 縁石 【えんせき】 curb (stone), kerb
- 盆の縁 【ぼんのふち】 edge of a tray
- 縁取る 【ふちどる】 to border, to fringe, to hem, to edge
- 縁 【ゆかり】 connection (to a person, place, etc.), relation, affinity
- 縁の色 【ゆかりのいろ】 violet
- 縁 【よすが】 something to rely on, aid, clue, way, means, someone to rely on, relative, reminder, memento
- 縁 【へり】 edge (of a river, woods, etc.), shoulder (of a road), rim, brim, hem, margin, fringe, selvage, fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.), edging
- 縁石 【えんせき】 curb (stone), kerb
- 縁 【えん】 fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together), relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection, family ties, affinity, opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship), pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes), narrow open-air veranda
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon, dan
Spanish
- afinidad
- relación
- conexión
- borde
- frontera
- margen
Portuguese
- afinidade
- relação
- conexão
- margem
- borda
- limite
- extremidade
French
- affinité
- relation
- karma
- rapport
- bord
- bordure
1030 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1362 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3585 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1244 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1641 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2660 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1131 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1183 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
732 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1754 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
940 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1269 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1384 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27656P | Morohashi |
1386 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4553 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1372 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1472 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1790 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2751 | 2001 Kanji |
6a9.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-9 | SKIP code |
2793.2 | Four corner code |
1-17-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7e01 | Unicode hex code |