"後" meaning in Japanese

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Adverb

IPA: [a̠to̞] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (あと)), ato [romanization]
Etymology: Originally an extension of 跡(あと) (ato, “footprint; leftover”), itself a compound of 足(あ) (a, “foot”) + 所(と) (to, “place”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|跡|あと|footprint; leftover}} 跡(あと) (ato, “footprint; leftover”), {{ja-r|足|あ|foot}} 足(あ) (a, “foot”), {{ja-r|所|と|place}} 所(と) (to, “place”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|adv|あと}} 後(あと) • (ato)
  1. later, after, from now on
    Sense id: en-後-ja-adv-0fvHOQS3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Character

Forms: Second grade kyōiku kanji [romanization]
  1. behind, after Tags: kanji Derived forms: 後戯 (kōgi) (ruby: 後戯(こうぎ)) (english: afterplay), 午後 (gogo) (ruby: 午後(ごご)) (english: afternoon)

Character

Etymology: The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 遅れる (okureru, “to be late; to be delayed; to come after something else”). Examples appear from at least the 1300s. More commonly spelled with the okurigana. Etymology templates: {{ja-see|後ろ}}, {{-}}
  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-後-ja-character-47DEQpj8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Character

Etymology: Uncommon alternative spelling.
  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-後-ja-character-47DEQpj81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Conjunction

IPA: [a̠to̞] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (あと)), ato [romanization]
Etymology: Originally an extension of 跡(あと) (ato, “footprint; leftover”), itself a compound of 足(あ) (a, “foot”) + 所(と) (to, “place”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|跡|あと|footprint; leftover}} 跡(あと) (ato, “footprint; leftover”), {{ja-r|足|あ|foot}} 足(あ) (a, “foot”), {{ja-r|所|と|place}} 所(と) (to, “place”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|conjunction|あと}} 後(あと) • (ato)
  1. afterwards, then Synonyms: それから
    Sense id: en-後-ja-conj-IMl-yKye
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [a̠to̞] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (あと)), ato [romanization]
Etymology: Originally an extension of 跡(あと) (ato, “footprint; leftover”), itself a compound of 足(あ) (a, “foot”) + 所(と) (to, “place”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|跡|あと|footprint; leftover}} 跡(あと) (ato, “footprint; leftover”), {{ja-r|足|あ|foot}} 足(あ) (a, “foot”), {{ja-r|所|と|place}} 所(と) (to, “place”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|あと}} 後(あと) • (ato)
  1. (spatially) the back, the rear, behind Synonyms: 後ろ, 後方
    Sense id: en-後-ja-noun-i38-lVsf
  2. (temporally) later time, afterwards, some time after the present Categories (topical): Future Synonyms: 以後
    Sense id: en-後-ja-noun-zlohOznj Disambiguation of Future: 5 3 0 0 3 0 13 16 3 3 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 12 12 12 3 4
  3. (temporally) later time, afterwards, some time after the present
    time after death
    Categories (topical): Future Synonyms: 以後, 死後
    Sense id: en-後-ja-noun-J3yF1nEp Disambiguation of Future: 5 3 0 0 3 0 13 16 3 3 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 12 12 12 3 4
  4. (in order) the next person or thing
    instead, in place of
    Sense id: en-後-ja-noun-cIKgjrg7 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 0 0 1 1 3 3 19 2 16 12 2 2 2 1 2 1 3 8 3 6 6 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 5 6 0 0 1 1 3 4 13 2 13 12 1 2 3 1 1 1 4 10 4 6 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 4 5 0 0 2 1 4 4 14 4 10 9 3 2 3 1 1 2 5 6 5 7 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 5 7 0 0 2 1 5 5 12 2 10 10 1 2 2 1 1 1 5 11 5 5 7 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 7 2 1 4 5 16 2 16 16 2 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 10 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 9 2 1 6 7 22 3 20 20 3 4 5
  5. (in order) the next person or thing
    successor
    Synonyms: 後継者, 後任
    Sense id: en-後-ja-noun-5QN2kHPx
  6. (in order) the next person or thing
    descendants, offspring
    Synonyms: 子孫, 後胤
    Sense id: en-後-ja-noun-q39TIyY3 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 0 0 1 1 3 3 19 2 16 12 2 2 2 1 2 1 3 8 3 6 6 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 5 6 0 0 1 1 3 4 13 2 13 12 1 2 3 1 1 1 4 10 4 6 8 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 7 2 1 4 5 16 2 16 16 2 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 10 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 9 2 1 6 7 22 3 20 20 3 4 5
  7. (in order) the next person or thing
    wife of remarriage
    Synonyms: 後妻
    Sense id: en-後-ja-noun-OK1cZgxP Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 0 0 1 1 3 3 19 2 16 12 2 2 2 1 2 1 3 8 3 6 6 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 5 6 0 0 1 1 3 4 13 2 13 12 1 2 3 1 1 1 4 10 4 6 8 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 7 2 1 4 5 16 2 16 16 2 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 10 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 9 2 1 6 7 22 3 20 20 3 4 5
  8. (in order) the next person or thing
    Sense id: en-後-ja-noun-SWdkqeXk
  9. the rest; certain part, space or thing left
    Sense id: en-後-ja-noun-M5DP3pej
  10. the rest; certain part, space or thing left
    memory of the deceased; one's virtue that remains after death
    Synonyms: 名残
    Sense id: en-後-ja-noun-nA0LQMKC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ɕiɾʲie̞] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (しりえ)), shirie [romanization]
Etymology: From Old Japanese. Found in the Nihon Shoki of 720, and phonetically as 志利弊 (siripe₁) in the Man'yōshū of 759. Compound of 尻 (shiri, “butt, tail, rear”) + 方 (e, “side, facing, way, direction”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=しりえ}} Old Japanese, {{compound|ja|尻|方|sort=しりえ|t1=butt, tail, rear|t2=side, facing, way, direction|tr1=shiri|tr2=e}} 尻 (shiri, “butt, tail, rear”) + 方 (e, “side, facing, way, direction”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しりえ}} 後(しりえ) • (shirie)
  1. the rear, back, or backside of something
    Sense id: en-後-ja-noun-ipOspu0U
  2. the rearward or backward direction
    Sense id: en-後-ja-noun-UZuRm1h3
  3. the portion of a palace where a queen or other female imperial consort lives
    Sense id: en-後-ja-noun-JRau5jRb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Noun

IPA: [no̞t͡ɕi] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (のち)), nochi [romanization]
Etymology: From Old Japanese. Ultimate derivation unknown. Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=のち}} Old Japanese, {{unk|ja|nocap=1|sort=のち}} unknown Head templates: {{ja-noun|のち}} 後(のち) • (nochi)
  1. later, afterwards, some time after the present Categories (topical): Future
    Sense id: en-後-ja-noun-gJfvMDg8 Disambiguation of Future: 5 3 0 0 3 0 13 16 3 3 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 12 12 12 3 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6

Noun

IPA: [jɯ̟ɾʲi] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (ゆり)), yuri [romanization]
Etymology: From Old Japanese. Ultimate derivation unknown. May be cognate with より (yori, “from; after”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=ゆり}} Old Japanese, {{unk|ja|nocap=1|sort=ゆり}} unknown Head templates: {{ja-noun|ゆり}} 後(ゆり) • (yuri)
  1. (obsolete) later, afterwards, some time after the present Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Future
    Sense id: en-後-ja-noun-gJfvMDg81 Disambiguation of Future: 5 3 0 0 3 0 13 16 3 3 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 12 12 12 3 4 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 5 7 0 0 2 1 5 5 12 2 10 10 1 2 2 1 1 1 5 11 5 5 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 7

Noun

IPA: [ɡo̞] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: ()), go [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 後 (huwX, huwH, “after”). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|後|sort=こう|t=after|tr=huwX, huwH}} Middle Chinese 後 (huwX, huwH, “after”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ご}} 後(ご) • (go)
  1. later, afterwards, some time after the present Categories (topical): Future
    Sense id: en-後-ja-noun-gJfvMDg81 Disambiguation of Future: 5 3 0 0 3 0 13 16 3 3 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 12 12 12 3 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 8

Prefix

IPA: [ko̞ː] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (こう)), kō- [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 後 (huwX, “after”). Classified as the kan'on, so likely a later borrowing. Compare modern Mandarin reading hòu. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|後||after|sort=こう|tr=huwX}} Middle Chinese 後 (huwX, “after”), {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin Head templates: {{ja-pos|prefix|こう}} 後(こう) • (kō-)
  1. prefixing element in kanji compounds, adding a meaning of later, after, following, rearward Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-後-ja-prefix-mzp~f6F8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 9

Suffix

IPA: [ɡo̞] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: ()), -go [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 後 (huwX, huwH, “after”). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|後|sort=こう|t=after|tr=huwX, huwH}} Middle Chinese 後 (huwX, huwH, “after”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix|ご}} 後(ご) • (-go)
  1. after Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-後-ja-suffix-85WSOT7w
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 8

Download JSONL data for 後 meaning in Japanese (22.8kB)

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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "character",
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        {
          "english": "afterplay",
          "roman": "kōgi",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "後戯",
              "こうぎ"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "後戯"
        },
        {
          "english": "afternoon",
          "roman": "gogo",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "午後",
              "ごご"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "午後"
        }
      ],
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        "behind, after"
      ],
      "id": "en-後-ja-character-hk1cmunY",
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          "behind",
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          "after",
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    }
  ],
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}

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      "args": {
        "1": "跡",
        "2": "あと",
        "3": "footprint; leftover"
      },
      "expansion": "跡(あと) (ato, “footprint; leftover”)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "足",
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        "3": "foot"
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    },
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    }
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    {
      "form": "後",
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          "後",
          "あと"
        ]
      ],
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    },
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "literally, “The puppy will follow from the back.”",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "子",
              "こ"
            ],
            [
              "犬",
              "いぬ"
            ],
            [
              "後",
              "あと"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "子犬が後からついてくる。\nKoinu ga ato kara tsuite kuru.\nThe puppy will follow behind."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the back, the rear, behind"
      ],
      "id": "en-後-ja-noun-i38-lVsf",
      "links": [
        [
          "spatially",
          "spatially"
        ],
        [
          "back",
          "back"
        ],
        [
          "rear",
          "rear"
        ],
        [
          "behind",
          "behind"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "spatially",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(spatially) the back, the rear, behind"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "後ろ"
        },
        {
          "word": "後方"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 3 0 0 3 0 13 16 3 3 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 12 12 12 3 4",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
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          "orig": "ja:Future",
          "parents": [
            "Time",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I'll contact you later.",
          "roman": "Ato de renraku shimasu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "後",
              "あと"
            ],
            [
              "連",
              "れん"
            ],
            [
              "絡",
              "らく"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "後で連絡します。"
        },
        {
          "english": "after the meeting",
          "roman": "kaigi no ato",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "会",
              "かい"
            ],
            [
              "議",
              "ぎ"
            ],
            [
              "後",
              "あと"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "会議の後"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "later time, afterwards, some time after the present"
      ],
      "id": "en-後-ja-noun-zlohOznj",
      "links": [
        [
          "temporally",
          "temporally"
        ],
        [
          "later",
          "later"
        ],
        [
          "afterwards",
          "afterwards"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "after",
          "after"
        ],
        [
          "present",
          "present"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "temporally",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(temporally) later time, afterwards, some time after the present"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "以後"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [
            "Time",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "later time, afterwards, some time after the present",
        "time after death"
      ],
      "id": "en-後-ja-noun-J3yF1nEp",
      "links": [
        [
          "temporally",
          "temporally"
        ],
        [
          "later",
          "later"
        ],
        [
          "afterwards",
          "afterwards"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "after",
          "after"
        ],
        [
          "present",
          "present"
        ],
        [
          "death",
          "death"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "temporally",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(temporally) later time, afterwards, some time after the present",
        "time after death"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "以後"
        },
        {
          "word": "死後"
        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "word": "先"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "_dis": "4 4 0 0 1 1 3 3 19 2 16 12 2 2 2 1 2 1 3 8 3 6 6",
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        {
          "_dis": "5 6 0 0 1 1 3 4 13 2 13 12 1 2 3 1 1 1 4 10 4 6 8",
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          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 5 0 0 2 1 4 4 14 4 10 9 3 2 3 1 1 2 5 6 5 7 6",
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        {
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        {
          "_dis": "7 2 1 4 5 16 2 16 16 2 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 10",
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis": "9 2 1 6 7 22 3 20 20 3 4 5",
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          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What are you going to do instead?",
          "roman": "O-ato wa nani ni shimasu ka.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "後",
              "あと"
            ],
            [
              "何",
              "なに"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "お後は何にしますか。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the next person or thing",
        "instead, in place of"
      ],
      "id": "en-後-ja-noun-cIKgjrg7",
      "links": [
        [
          "order",
          "order"
        ],
        [
          "next",
          "next"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ],
        [
          "instead",
          "instead"
        ],
        [
          "in place of",
          "in place of"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in order) the next person or thing",
        "instead, in place of"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in order"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "先"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the next person or thing",
        "successor"
      ],
      "id": "en-後-ja-noun-5QN2kHPx",
      "links": [
        [
          "order",
          "order"
        ],
        [
          "next",
          "next"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ],
        [
          "successor",
          "successor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in order) the next person or thing",
        "successor"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in order"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "後継者"
        },
        {
          "word": "後任"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "word": "先"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
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        },
        {
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        {
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          "_dis": "5 6 0 0 1 1 3 4 13 2 13 12 1 2 3 1 1 1 4 10 4 6 8",
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              "ぼ"
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              "後",
              "あと"
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      "ipa": "[a̠to̞]"
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      "ipa": "[a̠to̞]"
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      "args": {},
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  "etymology_number": 4,
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        [
          "imperial",
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        [
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      "other": "しりえ"
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      "other": "しりえ"
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      "ipa": "[ɕiɾʲie̞]"
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  "etymology_number": 6,
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      "args": {
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      "tags": [
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      "other": "のち"
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      "ipa": "[no̞t͡ɕi]"
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      "args": {
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      "ipa": "[jɯ̟ɾʲi]"
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      "other": "しりえ"
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      "ipa": "[ɕiɾʲie̞]"
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      "ipa": "[no̞t͡ɕi]"
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      "ipa": "[jɯ̟ɾʲi]"
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        "after"
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        [
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ご"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡo̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "後"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese prefixes",
    "Japanese single-kanji terms",
    "Japanese terms derived from Middle Chinese",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 後",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms written with one Han script character",
    "ja:Future"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 9,
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        "4": "",
        "5": "after",
        "sort": "こう",
        "tr": "huwX"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "-"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "後",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "後",
          "こう"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kō-",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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        [
          "later",
          "later"
        ],
        [
          "after",
          "after"
        ],
        [
          "following",
          "following"
        ],
        [
          "rearward",
          "rearward"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ko̞ː]"
    }
  ],
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}
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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "後"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
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  "title": "後",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "''the next person or thing'[...]' gloss has examples we want to keep, but there are subglosses.",
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    "後"
  ],
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  "title": "後",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "subsection": "adverb",
  "title": "後",
  "trace": ""
}

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    "後"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "conjunction",
  "title": "後",
  "trace": ""
}

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    "後"
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "後",
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}

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    "後"
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}

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}

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    "後"
  ],
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}

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
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    "後"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
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  "title": "後",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "後"
  ],
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  "title": "後",
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}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-07-22 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-07-20 using wiktextract (0af6c06 and 6aeea9b). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.