English–Japanese
“latter” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajikōsha
Example
二つの案を比べると、後者のほうがよいです。futa tsu no an o kura be ru to kō sha no hō ga yo i de su
Comparing the two plans, the latter is better.
How to say “latter” in Japanese
“Latter” in Japanese is 後者 (kōsha).
後者 (kōsha) identifies the second of two mentioned items as the one that comes after the first.
Example sentences with 後者
二つの方法なら、後者を試してみます。futa tsu no hō hō na ra kō sha o tame shi te mi ma su
Of the two methods, I will try the latter.
Tips for using 後者
- In Japanese discussion, 後者 (kōsha) refers only to the second of two items already mentioned, which avoids repeating a long noun phrase.