# 後 — Behind

Frequency rank 39 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

You will meet this constantly in published Japanese — newspapers, books, signs, and dates.

More common than 三 (Three), less common than 私 (I).

- On’yomi: ご、こう
- Kun’yomi: うし、あと、のち、おく
- Radical: 彳 Step (Kangxi 60)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX
- School grade: 2
- Strokes: 9

The racing pack has already disappeared around the next corner, while one exhausted runner remains far back on the road.

In words:

- 後 あと — afterwards
- 後ろ うしろ — behind
- 午後 ごご — afternoon

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