後 — after/behind

Grade 2 kanji · 9 strokes · on'yomi go · kun'yomi ushi·ro.

Small steps (彳) going and stopping (夂) — slowly falling behind.

Example words

• 後 — ato — after
• 午後 — gogo — PM

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