9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N5

behind, back, later

Kun'yomi
  • later ②future ③after one's death ④descendant
  • back
  • back
  • behind ②after ③more (e.g. five more minutes) ④also ⑤descendant ⑥after one's death
  • to be late ②to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.) ③to be bereaved of ④to be slow (of a clock or watch)
On'yomi
  • after
  • コウ
Nanori
  • こし
  • しい
  • buttocks ②undersurface ③last place ④consequence

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

48.5%
のち 23.6%
コウ 13.6%
うし 7.5%
あと 6.6%
おくれる 0.2%
うしろ 0.1%
しり 0.0%

Character Breakdown

behind, back, later
ゴ のち コウ (2nd, N5)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

behind ②after ③more (e.g. five more minutes) ④also ⑤descendant ⑥after one's death
end ②last ③no sooner than ④one's final moments
from now on
afternoon
after school (at the end of the day)
years later
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References

Unicode hex code 5F8C
JIS X 0208 1-24-69
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1610
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1742
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 361
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10098
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 48
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Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 174
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.11
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 625
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1391
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3i6.5
Four corner code 2224.7
De Roo Code 2067