Kanji後
Readingこう
Frequency10%
Used in (236 in total)
regret; repentance; remorse
rear; back; behind
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
second half; latter half
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
back seat (of a car); rear seat
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
posterity; future generations; future life
succeeding; following; trailing; next
rear; stern
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
succession; successor
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
logistical support; combat service support
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
second wife
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
future years; in (one's) later years
back; rear; background
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
younger people; future generations
younger scholar; future reference
anxiety (about the future)
support; backing
rear wheel; cantle
back row; rear rank
back seat; rear seat
succession struggle; succession race
latter part (of a book, film, etc.); second part (of two); second half; sequel
starting late; late departure
support group; fan club; (election) committee
Later Han dynasty (of China; 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (of China; 947-950 CE)
back row; last row; rearmost row
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
hind legs; rear legs
posterity; future generations
rear guard; reserve troops
taking the field first; batting second
mentioning later; discussing below
it is no use crying over spilt milk
future affairs; affairs after one's death
backward somersault; backward roll
hindlimb; hind leg
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
backward country; underdeveloped country; developing country
back of the head; occiput
back seat (of a car); rear seat
sending to the rear (esp. a soldier); evacuation from the front; sending later
successor machine; later model
looking back; worry; anxiety
a posteriori; posteriority
acquired; a posteriori
rear-service duty; duty away from the front lines; logistics and support duty (behind the combat zone)
omitting the rest
rear-entry position (sexual position); doggy style
descendant; scion
successor (e.g. organization); new existence after rebirth
posterity; future generations
heir; successor
later; following
before and after; earlier and later; occurring almost simultaneously; inversion (of order); black and white
dowager; widow
rear guard; second reserve
future problems; consequences
trailing dust; dust left by someone running ahead
latter or second part
latter half of one's life
postscript; undermentioned; described below
keyhole-shaped ancient Japanese tumulus
between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) a tiger at the front gate, a wolf at the back gate
mizzenmast; mizzen
post-impressionism; postimpressionism
descendant; scion
middle-old (person between 75 and 84 years old)
posterior wall
postcoital activity; afterplay; pillow talk
planning for the future; provision for the future
after this; from now on; henceforth; (arch.) coming late; (arch.) someone coming late
rear side; rear; back
the last half-year; second half of the year
rear garden; back garden; backyard; inner palace
appointment of successor
rhombencephalon; hindbrain
letting (a ball) pass; missed catch
back-end; postposition
background; setting
last entrant (to a race, market, etc.)
retroflexion
nape; back of the neck
deutomerite; posterior sac; posterior chamber; women's quarters at the rear of a house
later mail; next letter
Shoku Nihon Kōki (fourth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
backwardness; underdevelopment
Nihon Kōki (third of the six classical Japanese history texts)
trailing edge
occipital bone (of the skull)
following sentence; succeeding sentence
ladies' pavilion (of Heian Palace)
posterity; future generations; descendant; posterior pituitary; neurohypophysis
future trouble; future problems
Later Zhou dynasty (of China; 951-960); Later Chou dynasty
later report; further information; further news; later retribution (for one's deed); later compensation
resident physician in specialty training
(the) latter; following matter; consequent
worrying before one's people worry, enjoying oneself only after one's people have enjoyed themselves (a precept to be observed by a ruler)
later-mentioned; following; given below
physical impediment (e.g. after an accident); residual difficulty; residual disorder
ward (of a guardian); pupil
generic (drug); me-too (drug)
rear part of the tongue
aftercare; after-treatment
service in the second reserve; military reserve force comprised of ex-servicemen
adult guardian; guardian of adult
back-right corner of rear stage (area behind main noh stage); (lit.) stage attendant's spot
the young should be regarded with respect
backward compatible; downward compatible
backward compatibility; downward compatibility
learn wisdom from the follies of others; learn from others' mistakes; (lit.) the toppling over of the cart in front serves as a warning for the cart behind
upper secondary education (e.g. high school)
staying an extra night (e.g. after attending an event)
Later Tang dynasty (of China; 923-937); Later T'ang dynasty
latter clause; consequent (of a ratio); latter term
posterior capsule (ophthalmology)
back handspring (gymnastics)
deferred payment
right-hand match; ends-with match; backward match; matching a sub-string with the end of a field
pretending to obey someone to his face but badmouthing him behind his back
widow (one or more lines separated from the rest of the preceding passage by page or column break)
metazoan (any member of the animal kingdom, excluding protozoans and sponges)
metanephros; third stage of kidney development
conservatorship; adult guardianship
hindmost; outermost; farthest back
Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on post-Jin and Yuan teachings
neurohypophyseal hormone
serratus posterior superior muscle
Eumetazoa; clade containing most animal groups
one calamity followed close on the heels of another; out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) tiger in front, wolf in the back
retroversion of the uterus; tipped uterus
remainder of the Diet session after the creation of the budget
recoil (of a gun)
backward reasoning (AI)
dorsal root; posterior root
future calamities
following car; car behind one
Metatheria (mammalian infraclass)
aftershaft; afterfeather
between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) a tiger at the back gate, a wolf at the front gate
epigenesis (theory)
back swamp; back slough; back marsh
grandchildren; posterity
postfix notation; reverse Polish notation
Later Liang dynasty (of China; 907-923)
Later Yan (dynastic Chinese state)
Later Jin dynasty (of China; 936-947); Later Chin dynasty
second half of extra time (in soccer)
backward (file) recovery
metaplasm (granular portion of cytoplasm)
afterpains (after childbirth); involution
placental stage (of labour)
cannon containing a recoil system
postglacial period
postnasal drip; post-nasal drip
backspace character; BS
evacuation hospital; clearing hospital
postanal gut; post-anal gut; postcloacal gut
tibialis posterior muscle
post-acute sequelae of COVID-19; long COVID
specialty training (for doctors after two-year initial clinical training)
the morning after a couple have slept together; parting ways the morning after having slept together; the next morning