| 208 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 123 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 111 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 45 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1610 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 276 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 53 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1300 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 48 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 48 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 30 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 625 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 431 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 267 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 321 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1391 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10098 | Morohashi |
| 361 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1742 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1379 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1479 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 48 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 174 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
26 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 後 【ゴ】 after
- 後日 【ゴジツ】 in the future, another day, later
- 越後 【エチゴ】 Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
- 終了後 【シュウリョウゴ】 after the end (of something), post-
- 後援 【コウエン】 support, backing
- 後遺症 【コウイショウ】 prognostic symptoms, after-effect, sequela
- 向後 【コウゴ】 hereafter
- 先後 【センゴ】 before and after, earlier and later, order, sequence, occurring almost simultaneously, inversion (of order), black and white
Kun reading compounds
- 後 【のち】 later, afterwards, future, after one's death, descendant
- 後々 【のちのち】 future, distant future
- 後々 【のちのち】 future, distant future
- この後 【このあと】 after this, henceforth, henceforward, from now on
- 後ろ 【うしろ】 back, behind, rear
- 後ろ姿 【うしろすがた】 (a person's) appearance from behind, person as seen from behind, back view, retreating figure
- 後ろ 【うしろ】 back, behind, rear
- 後ろ姿 【うしろすがた】 (a person's) appearance from behind, person as seen from behind, back view, retreating figure
- 後 【あと】 behind, rear, after, later, remainder, the rest, more (e.g. five more minutes), left, also, in addition, descendant, successor, heir, after one's death, past, previous
- 後押し 【あとおし】 pushing, backing, boosting, supporting, pushing from behind (a cart, etc.), pusher
- 亡き後 【なきあと】 after one's death
- 後々 【あとあと】 future, distant future
- 遅れる 【おくれる】 to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue, to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.), to lag behind, to be behind (the times), to be bereaved of, to be preceded by (someone) in death, to be slow (of a clock or watch)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こし、 し、 しい、 しり
- Korean:
- hu
Spanish
- después
- atrás
- detrás
- retrasarse
Portuguese
- atrás
- costas
- mais tarde
French
- après
- derrière
- plus tard
| 2067 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 2224.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f8c | Unicode hex code |
heir, succeed
- On:
- シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2310 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 嗣 【シ】 succession, successor
- 嗣業 【シギョウ】 succeeding to a business
- 継嗣 【ケイシ】 successor, heir, heiress
- 世子 【セイシ】 heir, successor
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 つかさ、 つぎ、 つぐ、 ひで
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- heredero
- sucesor
Portuguese
- herdeiro
- é bem-sucedido
French
- héritier
- succéder
| 1321 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 2018 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 969 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1671 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1142 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1937 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1917 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2097 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1885 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 333 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2153 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1131 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1532 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1885 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4109 | Morohashi |
| 1719 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 868 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1867 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2011 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1611 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3749 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d10.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-5 | SKIP code |
| 6722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 55e3 | Unicode hex code |