後人

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Chinese

back; behind; rear
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
 
man; person; people
trad. (後人)
simp. (后人)

Pronunciation


Noun

後人

  1. later generations; future generations; posterity
  2. (literary) people in the rear

Synonyms

  • (later generations):

Verb

後人

  1. to lag behind others

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
じん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

(こう)(じん) (kōjin

  1. posterity
  2. future generations