JLPT N5 · Noun / adverb

後 (ato)

後 (あと, ato) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “behind; rear”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: あと
Romaji: ato
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

behind; rear · noun, noun taking の
after; later · noun, noun taking の
remainder; the rest · noun, noun taking の
more (e.g. five more minutes); left · noun, adverb
also; in addition · noun, adverb

Example sentences

少女たちのうち一人が後に残された。

One of the girls was left behind.

Tatoeba #146735

雨天の後には晴天が来る。

After rain comes fair weather.

Tatoeba #189518

あと２通手紙を書かなくてはならない。

I have another two letters to write.

Tatoeba #234318

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 後

後

behind, back, laterゴ・コウ・のち・うし.ろ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 後.

後ろうしろback午後ごごafternoon明後日あさってday after tomorrow最後さいごend後者こうしゃthe latter後輩こうはいjunior (at work, school, etc.)今後こんごfrom now on後悔こうかいregret明後日みょうごにちday after tomorrow以後いごafter this前後ぜんごfront and rear直後ちょくごimmediately following明明後日しあさってin three days' time後退こうたいretreat

Source: JMdict entry 1269320 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.