01
皇后
こうごう
empress
Meanings
- empress
- queen
- after
- behind
- back
- later
Readings
Onyomi
- コウ
- ゴ
Kunyomi
- きさき
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Useful words
02
皇太后
こうたいごう
empress dowager
03
皇后陛下
こうごうへいか
Her Majesty the Empress
04
后妃
こうひ
empress and consorts
05
后宮
こうきゅう
inner palace
06
后位
こうい
rank of the empress
Compare Kanji
01後Variant95%behind, backIn ancient texts and simplified Chinese, 后 is used as a short form for 後.02司Shape92%director, officialThese characters are often confused because their outer frames are mirrored versions of each other.03皇Pair94%emperorThese kanji are often paired together to refer to the emperor and the empress.04妃Meaning88%queen, princessBoth kanji represent female royalty or noble consorts.05君Meaning82%mister, youBoth kanji can refer to a monarch or a sovereign ruler.06口Component85%mouthThe kanji 口 appears at the bottom of 后 and serves as its radical.