JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 3

後 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

after; behind

On
ゴgo コウkou
Kun
のちnochi あとato うしろushiro おくれるokureru しりshiri

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

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後9 strokes

How to write 後: stroke order

後 has 9 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.

後 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 後 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 後

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

  • 彳

    Radical

  • 幺

  • 夂

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JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 3