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behind, back, later

9strokes2school year in Japan
on reading
コウ

Came from Chinese. It usually shows up when the kanji is joined to another, forming a compound word.

kun reading
のちうしろうしろあとおくれる

It is Japanese. It usually shows up when the kanji stands alone or is followed by hiragana.

Stroke order

The order matters: it is what makes handwriting come out legible, and it is how dictionaries index the character.

Elements you can see in it

Visual decomposition, for recognising and comparing — not always the character's origin.

In the episode words

Where it appears is highlighted — the translation doesn't always make that visible.

あとatoafterep3 ep6

こんなに走り回っただから、今日は二人前食べていいよね。

Konna ni hashirimawatta ato dakara, kyou wa nininmae tabete ii yo ne.

After all that running around, I deserve a double portion today.

数日すうじつごsuujitsugoa few days laterep2 ep7

数日、ルーカスはまた同じお願いをされました。

Suujitsugo, Rūkasu wa mata onaji onegai o saremashita.

A few days later, Lucas was asked to do the same task again.

さいごsaigolastep2 ep3 ep8

だから、あの最の質問はテストではなく、彼女なりの、彼の頑張りへのご褒美でした。

Dakara, ano saigo no shitsumon wa tesuto de wa naku, kanojo nari no, kare no ganbari e no gohoubi deshita.

So that last question wasn't a test anymore — it was a treat, her own way of acknowledging his effort.

ごごgogoafternoonep3 ep6 ep7

は、会議とライン作業であっという間に過ぎていきました。

Gogo wa, kaigi to rain sagyou de attoiuma ni sugite ikimashita.

The afternoon flew by, between the meeting and work on the line.

三時ごごさんじgogosanjithree PMep3

なんで「十五時」って言うの?「午三時」じゃなくて?

Nande "juugo-ji" tte iu no? "Gogo san-ji" ja nakute?

Why do you say "fifteen hundred" instead of "three PM"?

うしろushirobehindep4

しばらくして、ゆきさんはろから小さな声を聞きました。

Shibaraku shite, Yuki-san wa ushiro kara chiisana koe o kikimashita.

A little while later, Yuki heard a small voice behind her.

数分すうふんごsuufungominutes laterep5

数分、湯気の立つどんぶりが運ばれてきました。

Suufun-go, yuge no tatsu donburi ga hakobarete kimashita.

A few minutes later, the steaming bowls arrived.

Other kanji sharing pieces

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Decomposition: KRADFILE · Both from Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, CC BY-SA 4.0 · data from 2026-09-07 · Strokes: KanjiVG, Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0