后
きさき
kisaki
JLPT N16 strokesKanjiLevel 78 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
后 is the kanji for "Empress". Its reading is きさき (kisaki). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Empress
Also : Queen
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Readings
kunきさき/ kisakionこう/ kouonご/ go
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
6 strokes
Radicals
口
Example Sentences
新しい后が即位された。
あたらしいこうがそくいされた。
The new empress was enthroned.
彼女は皇后として尊敬される。
かのじょはこうごうとしてそんけいされる。
She is respected as the empress.
Vocabulary using 后
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
- [Noun] + をめぐって～をめぐって (wo megutte) - Concerning; Over; Surrounding
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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