後世

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Chinese

back; behind; rear
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
 
life; age; generation
life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
 
trad. (後世)
simp. (后世)

Pronunciation


Noun

後世

  1. later generation
  2. later era
  3. (Buddhism) the future world; the next world; the world to come; the afterlife

Synonyms

  • (the next life):

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
せい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

(こう)(せい) (kōsei

  1. posterity, future generations

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

後世 (huse) (hangeul 후세)

  1. hanja form? of 후세 (future generations)