Kanji: 後

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	彳 Radical name: ぎょうにんべん
Meaning:	Behind, back, later
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 30 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	後(あと)	afterwards
N5	後(うし)ろ	behind
N5	午後(ごご)	afternoon
N4	最後(さいご)	last, end
N3	後(うしろ)	afterwards, since then, in the future
N3	後(ご)	afterwards, since then, in the future
N3	後者(こうしゃ)	the latter
N3	今後(こんご)	from now on, hereafter
N3	後(のち)	afterwards, since then, in the future
N3	明後日(みょうごにち)	day after tomorrow
N2	以後(いご)	after this, from now on, hereafter, thereafter
N2	後輩(こうはい)	junior (at work or school)
N2	前後(ぜんご)	around, throughout, front and back, before and behind, before and after
N2	直後(ちょくご)	immediately following
N1	明後日(あさって)	day after tomorrow
N1	後回(あとまわ)し	putting off, postponing
N1	後悔(こうかい)	regret, repentance
N1	後退(こうたい)	retreat, backspace (BS)
N1	産後(さんご)	postpartum, after childbirth
N1	背後(はいご)	back, rear