

| Readings | On-reading | ご こう |
| Kun-reading | あと うしろ のち おくれる |
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| Meaning | back / later / behind | |
| Radical | 彳 | |
| Stroke count | 9 | |
| JLPT Level | N5 | |
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Vocabulary contains 「後」
| Word | Meaning |
| 後(うしろ) | back / behind |
| 午後(ごご) | afternoon / P.M. |
| 後で(あとで) | later |
| 最後(さいご) | last |
| 今後(こんご) | from now on |
| 明後日(あさって) | the day after tomorrow |
| 後悔(こうかい) | regret |

