後進

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Chinese

back; behind; rear
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
 
advance; enter; to come in
trad. (後進)
simp. (后进)

Pronunciation


Noun

後進

  1. (literary) younger generation; posterity; descendants
  2. (literary) juniors; inferiors
  3. person or institution slow in progress

Synonyms

Adjective

後進

  1. backward; slow in progress; lagging behind

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(こう)(しん) (kōshinこうしん (kousin)?

  1. backwards movement
    Antonym: 前進
  2. new generation of workers or researchers
    Antonym: 先進

References

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