Japanese Kanji

kou

empress · queen · after

Grade 6 · JLPT N1 · 6 strokes

Readings

  • ONコウkou
  • ONgo
  • KUNきさきkisaki

Meaning

Empress, queen, after, behind, back, later.

Stroke order for 后

后 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N1 (advanced) level. With 6 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.

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