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後輩 (こうはい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Meanings 1
noun
junior ; younger colleague ; underclassman
Refers to someone with less experience or lower seniority in a school, workplace, or organization. The relationship is relative and often implies a mentoring dynamic with a 先輩.
See also: 先輩 (せんぱい)
後こう
輩はい
に
仕し
事ごと
の
やり
方かた
を
教おし
える
。
I teach my junior colleague how to do the work.
Similar words 先せん 輩ぱい Refers to a senior or more experienced person in the same group; the opposite of 後輩.
同どう 僚りょう Refers to a colleague of equal status, without the seniority distinction implied by 後輩/先輩.
Etymology Composed of 後 (after, later) and 輩 (comrade, fellow), literally meaning 'later comrade' or 'one who comes after'.