Illustration: At a small demonstration in a Japanese nursery room, a teacher presents exactly two hand puppets in succession. The rabbit puppet on one hand has already been lowered to rest beside an open storage basket.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

後こう者しゃ

kousha

the latter

Example sentences

  1. いくつかの点てんで、前者ぜんしゃは後者こうしゃよりも劣おとっていると彼かれは指摘してきした。

    He pointed out that the former was inferior to the latter in some respects.

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  2. サッカーとラグビーでは後者こうしゃの方ほうが好すきだ。

    Of soccer and rugby, I prefer the latter.

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  3. このうち大事だいじなのは後者こうしゃの方ほうです。

    Of these it is the latter one that is important.

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Kanji in 後者

  • 後behind; backOnゴ・コウKunのち・うしろ・うしろ
  • 者someone; personOnシャKunもの

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