Jisho

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後

9 strokes
Radical:
step 彳
Parts:
夂 幺 彳
behind, back, later
Kun:
のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
On:
ゴ、 コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
26 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hou4
Korean:
hu

Spanish

  • después
  • atrás
  • detrás
  • retrasarse

Portuguese

  • atrás
  • costas
  • mais tarde

French

  • après
  • derrière
  • plus tard
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)
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

妻

8 strokes
Radical:
woman, female 女
Parts:
一 ｜ 女 ヨ
wife, spouse
Kun:
つま
On:
サイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
691 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 妻 【サイ】 one's wife
  • 妻子 【サイシ】 wife and children, wife
  • 先妻 【センサイ】 former wife, late wife
  • 後妻 【ゴサイ】 second wife

Kun reading compounds

  • 妻 【つま】 wife, garnish (esp. one served with sashimi), trimmings, accompaniment, side (remark)
  • 妻 【つま】 my dear, dear, honey
  • 駐妻 【ちゅうつま】 expat wife, wife of an expatriate employee
  • 我が妻 【わがつま】 my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife), my wife, my husband

Readings

Japanese names:
ずま、 め
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi1, qi4
Korean:
cheo

Spanish

  • esposa
  • mujer
  • esposa propia

Portuguese

  • esposa
  • cônjuge

French

  • épouse
  • femme
790 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
708 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
681 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
767 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1206 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
861 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
449 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
959 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
671 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
682 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
596 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
427 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3166 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1628 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2214 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1907 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6140 Morohashi
2558 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1200 New Nelson (John Haig)
1889 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2035 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
683 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1469 2001 Kanji
3e5.10 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-3 SKIP code
5040.4 Four corner code
1-26-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
59bb Unicode hex code