後
ゴ • コウ
のち • うし.ろ • うしろ • あと • おく.れる
behind; back; later
Words
後追い心中
あとおいしんじゅう あとおいしんぢゅう
- suicide immediately after the death of one's spouse or lover; following one's lover (husband, wife) into death n
面従後言
めんじゅうこうげん
- pretending to obey someone to his face but badmouthing him behind his back n yoji
先憂後楽
せんゆうこうらく
- worrying before one's people worry, enjoying oneself only after one's people have enjoyed themselves (a precept to be observed by a ruler) n yoji
鶏口牛後
けいこうぎゅうご
- better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull; better to be the leader of a small group than a subordinate in a large organization; better to be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a big pond exp yoji
水入り二番後撮り直し
みずいりにばんごとりなおし
- rematch due to overlong (over 10 min) bout n sumo