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後 = 夂 + 幺 + 彳
後 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “behind”. It is built from 夂 (walking legs), 幺 (cocoon) and 彳 (step). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1479.
- Keyword
- behind
- RTK frame
- 1479
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ゴ, コウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- のち, うし.ろ, うしろ, あと, おく.れる
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- позади
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 後 behind
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 後 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “walking legs” + “cocoon” + “step”. 後 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 後 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.