Meaning: 後adv. (Hira=あと) later; aback, backwardsn. (Hira=あと) rear, back end; remainder, remnantprep. (Hira=あと) behind, in back of -adv. (Hira=のち) afterward, subsequently; since then, from that day forward; in the futurev. (Alt=後れる, Hira=おくれる) be late, fall behind schedule, trail behind, be towed behind, be pulled in the back