後続(こうぞく)

こうぞく
noun, verb (suru)
following; succeeding
1. following; succeeding; coming after
Something or someone that comes after or follows behind another. Often used for vehicles, people in a sequence, or products/works that follow an initial one.
後続(こうぞく)車(しゃ)に注意(ちゅうい)する。
To watch out for the car behind.
後続(こうぞく)の選手(せんしゅ)が次々(つぎつぎ)とゴールした。
The following runners crossed the finish line one after another.
この製品(せいひん)は大(おお)ヒットしたが、後続(こうぞく)モデルの開発(かいはつ)が遅(おく)れている。
This product was a big hit, but development of the follow-up model is behind schedule.

FORMATION: 後(こう) (after, behind) + 続(ぞく) (continue, follow).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 後続(こうぞく)車(しゃ): following vehicle, car behind
  • 後続(こうぞく)の電車(でんしゃ): the next/following train
  • 後続(こうぞく)モデル: follow-up model
  • 後続(こうぞく)部隊(ぶたい): follow-up troops, reinforcements

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 後続(こうぞく): following, coming after (formal)
  • 次(つぎ)の: next (everyday term)
  • 後任(こうにん): successor (for a person in a position)
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