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Kanji Detail for 后 - "empress, after"

后

  • Meaning

    后 means "empress, after." Also associated with sovereign.

    1. Empress - The principal wife of an emperor.

    2. Sovereign - A ruler; a monarch.

    3. After - Behind; later (same as 後).

  • Words using 后

    • 皇后 こうごう Listen empress (consort)
    • 皇太后 こうたいごう Listen Empress Dowager; Queen Mother

  • Name readings of 后

    Given names 后(きさき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    empress; queen; after; behind; back; later

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Hou

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    after; behind, rear; descendants

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Ruler. Such as 后王君公. Ancients also called feudal lords 群后. | The emperor's wife is called 后. Before Shang, all were called 妃. Zhou first established 后. | Interchangeable with 後. (Great Learning) "Knowing where to stop, and afterward there is determination." | 后土: The earth god. Hence earth temples are also called 后土祠.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    go(ゴ) ゴ

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kisaki(きさき) きさき

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    empress sovereign after behind king later queen coronation court crown imperial majesty monarch nobility palace regal royalty ruler throne dynasty

Sentences including 后

  • There were six candidates for queen.

  • The empress is visiting Australia.

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