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Kanji Detail for 后 - "empress, queen, sovereign"
后
- Meaning
后 means "empress, queen, sovereign."
Empress - The principal wife of an emperor.
Sovereign - A ruler; a monarch.
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.
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