Kanji Detail for 后 - "empress, queen, sovereign"

后

Jōyō Kanji
Kyōiku Kanji

JLPT N1

ES grade 6

Meaning
后 means "empress, queen, sovereign."
1. Empress - The principal wife of an emperor.
2. Sovereign - A ruler; a monarch.
3. After - Behind; later (same as 後).
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

go(ゴ)

koh(コウ)
Kunyomi

kisaki(きさき)
Strokes

6 strokes
Radical

口 (kuchi・kuchihen)
Related Keywords
empress queen consort sovereign monarch ruler wife after behind later royal noble majesty princess lady feminine dignified regal imperial highness