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后 — empress

后 means “empress”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou). Kun'yomi: きさき (kisaki). You'll see it in words such as 后 (kisaki, “empress; queen”).

后
Stroke order of 后
Meaning
empress
On'yomi
コウ (kou)
Kun'yomi
きさき (kisaki)
Strokes
6
Level
JLPT N1 · set People & roles 2

How to remember 后

Sounds like 口: both read コウ.

Parts: 厂 cliff · 口 mouth; box

Words with 后

WordReadingMeaning
后きさき kisaki kunempress; queen

Don't confuse it with

More in the “People & roles 2” set

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