"後生" meaning in Japanese

See 後生 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɡo̞ɕo̞ː] Forms: 後生 [canonical] (ruby: (), (しょう)), goshō [romanization], gosyau [romanization], ごしやう [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|ごしょう|hhira=ごしやう}} 後(ご)生(しょう) • (goshō) ^(←ごしやう (gosyau)?)
  1. (Buddhism) the afterlife
    Sense id: en-後生-ja-noun-vUwt6ZUk Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Buddhism, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 12 14 23 22 6 6 17 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [no̞t͡ɕio̞i] Forms: 後生 [canonical] (ruby: (のち), (おい)), nochioi [romanization], notiofi [romanization], のちおひ [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|のちおい|hhira=のちおひ}} 後(のち)生(おい) • (nochioi) ^(←のちおひ (notiofi)?)
  1. doing something later, producing something later; that which is done or made later
    Sense id: en-後生-ja-noun--c4L7kn4 Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 12 14 23 22 6 6 17
  2. posterity, those who will live later, people in the future Synonyms: 後世
    Sense id: en-後生-ja-noun-8V0FsmLW Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 12 14 23 22 6 6 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ko̞ːse̞ː] Forms: 後生 [canonical] (ruby: (こう), (せい)), kōsei [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|こうせい}} 後(こう)生(せい) • (kōsei)
  1. posterity, life in the future, those who will live later Synonyms: 後世
    Sense id: en-後生-ja-noun-oSuWa75t Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 12 14 23 22 6 6 17
  2. one's offspring, one's descendants, future generations
    Sense id: en-後生-ja-noun-JhyVEjk4
  3. young people, youths
    Sense id: en-後生-ja-noun-J8LfkGjR
  4. (Buddhism) the afterlife, the next life
    Sense id: en-後生-ja-noun-nFVsrMWm Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Buddhism, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 4 11 4 4 19 16 42 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 7 10 9 9 20 11 33 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 4 11 8 8 19 14 36 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 12 14 23 22 6 6 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 5 12 9 9 12 15 39 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 12 9 8 17 12 35 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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