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Japanese language learning information including:

Hiragana - pronunciation and writing
Katakana - pronunciation and writing
Kanji - grades 1-6 (教育漢字 Kyōiku kanji)
Vocabulary - nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives
 
Kanji Grade 6 - 后

Kanji character Grade 6 后. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 6 - 后
About
empress, queen, after, behind, back, later
Kun: きさき
On: コウ、 ゴ
6 strokes
Radical: mouth, opening 口
Parts: 一 ノ 亅 厂 口 斤
 
Onyomi
后宮 【コウグウ】 empress's palace, queen's palace, empress, queen
皇太后 【コウタイゴウ】 Queen Mother, Empress Dowager
太后 【タイコウ】 empress dowager, queen mother
後 【ゴ】 after
 
Kunyomi
后 【きさき】 empress, queen
后町 【きさきまち】 women's pavilion (of the inner Heian palace)