後進

Chinese

 
back; behind; rear
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
advance; enter; to come in
trad. (後進) 後 進
simp. (后进) 后 进

Pronunciation


Noun

後進

  1. (literary) younger generation; posterity; descendants
  2. (literary) juniors; inferiors
  3. person or institution slow in progress

Synonyms

Adjective

後進

  1. backward; slow in progress; lagging behind

Japanese

Kanji in this term
後 進
こう
Grade: 2
しん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) こーしん [kòóshíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːɕĩɴ]

Noun

後(こう)進(しん) • (kōshin) ←こうしん (kousin)?

  1. backwards movement
    Antonym: 前進
  2. new generation of workers or researchers
    Antonym: 先進

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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