Japanese Conversation · Level 53
90 words
Japanese word
後ろ
Pronunciation
Romajiushiro
Meaning
- nounback
Example
椅子の後ろにかばんがあります。i su no ushi ro ni ka ba n ga a ri ma su
There is a bag behind the chair.
More examples
車の後ろから猫が出てきました。kuruma no ushi ro ka ra neko ga de te ki ma shi ta
A cat came out from behind the car.
Core concept
Marks the area or position at the rear of a person or thing, away from its front or direction of movement.
Common phrases
後ろにushi ro ni
behind
後ろからushi ro ka ra
from behind
後ろを振り返るushi ro o fu ri kae ru
look back
Similar words
背後haigo: The space or position behind a person or thing.
後方kōhō: The area located toward the rear of a person or thing.
真後ろmaushiro: The position immediately behind a person or thing.
Definition in Japanese
人や物の前面または進行方向から隔たった位置。hito ya mono no zen men ma ta wa shin kō hō kō ka ra heda ta tta i chi
Word origin
後ろ (ushiro, "back") is a native Japanese noun whose written form uses 後 (ato, "after; behind"), reflecting the link between the rear and what follows; the origin of the reading ushiro is uncertain.
Usage tips
- Unlike English behind, 後ろ (ushiro) is a noun, so location phrases commonly use の (no) to link it to a reference object and に (ni) to mark its position.
Other meanings
- behindnoun
Opposites
- 前maefrontnoun