(うし)

うしろ
noun
behind, back
1. behind, back, rear
The position at the back of someone or something; the opposite of the front.
Please look behind you.
He is behind me.
I'll sit in the back seat.
There was a bicycle behind the car.
Someone called my name from behind.

(うし)ろ indicates spatial position at the back or rear of something.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • (うし): behind ~
  • (うし)(): to look behind
  • (うし)から: from behind
  • (うし)()き: facing backward
  • (うし)姿(すがた): figure from behind

OPPOSITE:
(まえ): front

DON'T CONFUSE:

  • (うし)ろ: behind (spatial)
  • (あと): after (temporal), later
  • (): after, post- (in compounds)

KO-SO-A-DO PATTERN:
Used with demonstratives: この(うし)ろ, その(うし)ろ, etc.