後葉

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See also: 后叶

Chinese

back; behind; rear
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
 
leaf; page
trad. (後葉)
simp. (后叶)

Pronunciation


Noun

後葉

  1. (anatomy) posterior lobe (of the pituitary gland)

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(こう)(よう) (kōyōこうえふ (kouefu)?

  1. (literary) end of a period
    明治時代(めいじじだい)後葉(こうよう)
    meiji jidai kōyō
    end of the Meiji era

Coordinate terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN