JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 67

后 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

empress; queen consort

On
ゴウgou

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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后6 strokes

How to write 后: stroke order

后 has 6 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

后 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 后 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 后

The parts 后 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 厂

  • 口

    mouth; opening

    Radical

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 67