後のちの世よ

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Meanings

future generations; posterity; the next world

Refers to people of the future, or to the world after death. The 'afterlife' sense is less common in modern secular contexts but appears in literary or religious writing.

後のちの世よに名なを残のこすような仕し事ごとをしたい。
I want to do work that will leave my name to posterity.
彼かれは後のちの世よの人ひと々びとのために多おおくの記き録ろくを残のこした。
He left many records for future generations.

Kanji

後behind, back, later
世generation, world, society

Related words

後こう世せい
後世 (こうせい) is a more common and concise synonym for 'posterity' or 'future generations', while 後の世 (のちのよ) has a slightly more literary or explanatory feel.
来らい世せ
来世 specifically means 'the next world' or 'afterlife' in a Buddhist sense, whereas 後の世 can also mean 'future generations' in a secular context.

Built from

のち+世よ

Written forms

後のちの世よ
Standard kanji spelling for this compound.
のちの世よ
Kana-mixed spelling sometimes used for clarity or stylistic reasons.

Etymology

Compound of 後 (のち, 'after') + の (possessive particle) + 世 (よ, 'world' or 'age'). The reading のち is a native Japanese word, and よ is also native. The phrase literally means 'the world/age after'.