Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 後生(こうせい) in Japanese

後生
Kana Reading
こうせい
Romaji
kōsei
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    younger people; future generations
    Example sentence
    ヒトラー後生悪いだろう I think Hitler will have an unpleasant afterlife.

Examples of 後生, こうせい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

5 strokes

life, genuine, birth

On'Yomi: セイ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: い.きる, い.かす, い.ける, う.まれる, うま.れる, う.まれ, うまれ, う.む, お.う, は.える, は.やす, き, なま, なま-, な.る, な.す, む.す, -う

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JLPT 5

9 strokes

behind, back, later

On'Yomi: ゴ, コウ

Kun'Yomi: のち, うし.ろ, うしろ, あと, おく.れる

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