後(うし)ろ

うしろ
noun
behind, back
direction
1. behind, back, rear
The position at the back of someone or something; the opposite of the front.
後(うし)ろを見(み)てください。
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.

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

Common expressions

Similar words

前(まえ): front

Watch out

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

Common patterns

Used with demonstratives: この後(うし)ろ, その後(うし)ろ, etc.