後

• 読み: あと
• ローマ字: ato
• 漢字の分解: 後 (ato/go/ushiro/nochi) — after, behind, later
• 発音: /a.to/

意味

After; later; behind; remaining. Refers to what comes after in time or space.

Has multiple readings: あと (after, remaining), うしろ (behind, back), のち (later, afterwards), ご (suffix for after). As あと, it is used in expressions like 後で (ato de, later), 後五分 (ato go-fun, five more minutes). Extremely versatile and high-frequency.

例文

1. 後で電話してもいいですか。
2. あと十分で着きます。
3. 食事の後に薬を飲んでください。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, time expressions, instructions

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 後 combines 彳 (step) and elements suggesting delayed movement, conveying the idea of coming behind or afterwards.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal