How do you read 後送?

後送 is read こうそう (kousou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 後送?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 後送 in romaji?

後送 is written kousou in romaji, also spelled koso.

What kanji are in 後送?

後 (Behind, Back); 送 (Escort, Send).

後送こうそう

こうそう · kousou (also spelled koso)

noun

Sending to the rear (esp. a soldier), evacuation from the front

sending later

Other ways to say “sending to the rear” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

後Behind, Back, Later 音ご・こう訓のち・うし.ろ JLPT N5 · 9 strokes 送Escort, Send 音そう訓おく.る JLPT N4 · 9 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

後のちafterwards, since then 産後さんごpostpartum, after childbirth 後者こうしゃthe latter 後退こうたいretreat, backspace 送るおくるto send, to dispatch 放送ほうそうするbroadcasting 郵送ゆうそうmailing 回送かいそうforwarding

Questions

What does 後送 mean?

Sending to the rear (esp. a soldier), evacuation from the front. It can also mean: sending later.

How do you pronounce 後送?

こうそう (kousou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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