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后

JLPT N1

Meanings

  • empress
  • queen
  • after
  • behind
  • back
  • later

Readings

  • こう
  • ご
  • きさき
Strokes
6
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1566

Common Words

  • 皇后こうごうempress (consort)
  • 皇太后こうたいごうEmpress Dowager, Queen Mother
  • 后宮こうぐうempress's palace, queen's palace
  • 后町きさきまちwomen's pavilion (of the inner Heian palace)
  • 天后てんこうqueen of heaven

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Data: KANJIDIC2 & JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0)