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
- (literary) younger generation; posterity; descendants
- (literary) juniors; inferiors
- person or institution slow in progress
Japanese
    
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 後 | 進 | 
| こう Grade: 2 | しん Grade: 3 | 
| on’yomi | |
Noun
    
- backwards movement
- Antonym: 前進
 
- new generation of workers or researchers
- Antonym: 先進
 
References
    
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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