# 後 afterwards / behind

(goleft) Same-ON + (Eazy) + (eachbottom)
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COCK
COCK: it has 3 totally different KUN-yomi - 2 of which have NO OKURIGANA to help you tell them apart!

In a pinch, you can guess the pronunciation by checking the particles:あと goes with で but のち goes with に。 Usually.

## Onyomi

GO, KOU |

## Mnemonic

| Each time you GO see Eazy-E rap, afterwards you buy some COCAINE from him.

## Kunyomi

( xxxの ) あと ( で ) | after. Usually used like this: XXXの＊あと, or simply あとで！ ★★★★★
( YYYの ) のち ( に ) | after YYY (this means the same thing as あと, but sounds more like you're 50 years old. It's not formal but a bit old fashioned and / or literary) ★★☆☆☆
( ｚｚｚの ) うし*ろ ( で ) | physically behind ZZZ ★★★★★

## Jukugo

午後(ごご) | pm ★★★★★ 午 (noon) + 後 (afterwards / behind) = 午後 (pm)
最後(さいご) | last ★★★★★ 最 (most) + 後 (afterwards / behind) = 最後 (last)
後輩(こうはい) | someone younger than you in school ★★☆☆☆ 後 (afterwards / behind) + 輩 (older or younger colleague) = 後輩 (someone younger than you in school)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
後 | afterwards / behind | GO | 行
終 | end | STRING | 糸

I GO behind you, with a garrotte STRING which ends your life.

## Synonyms

after 後 後
from now on, since then 以前 以来 以後 以降 きり それから 今後
regret 後ろめたい 省みる 後悔 反省 振り返る