Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

Get the Kotomora apps for iOS and Android.

Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides About Support Privacy

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

アポステリオリ (aposuteriori) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アポステリオリ

ア

ポ

ス

テ

リ

オ

リ

Meanings

1

Philosophical term meaning knowledge derived from experience or empirical evidence. Antonym: アプリオリ (a priori).

from Latin

Antonyms: アプリオリ

アポステリオリな知

ち

識しき

は

経けい

験けん

に

基もと

づく

。

A posteriori knowledge is based on experience.

Related words

後こう天てん的てきN1
アポステリオリ is the direct Latin loanword for 'a posteriori' used in academic philosophy, while 後天的 is the more natural, native Japanese term for the same concept.

Opposites

アプリオリ
a priori

Written forms

ア・ポステリオリ
- アポステリオリ
  Variant with interpunct; less common in modern usage.
- ア・ポステリオリ

Etymology

From Latin 'a posteriori', borrowed into Japanese as a philosophical term.