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Kanji 后

6 strokes

Meaning

empress, queen, after, behind, back, later

On'yomi
コウゴ
Kun'yomi
きさき
Strokes
6
JLPT
N1
School grade
Grade 6
Kanken
5級
Frequency
#1583 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Example sentences

  • 后きさきの候補こうほは6名めいいた。

    There were six candidates for queen.

  • 皇后こうごうはオーストラリアを訪問ほうもん中ちゅうである。

    The empress is visiting Australia.

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