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    3. 後者

    後者

    後こう者しゃ

    the latter

    N3KMT5News #10+1CoreNounCore ConceptsKanji Vocab17 strokes

    こうしゃ

    Noun

    1.
    the latter, the second
    2.
    successor, descendant

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    私わたしは前ぜん者しゃよりも後こう者しゃを選えらびます。

    I choose the latter over the former.

    KMT4Core ConceptsDaily Life
    提てい案あんされた二ふたつの案あんのうち、後こう者しゃが採さい用ようされることになった。

    Of the two proposals, the latter was adopted.

    KMT5Core ConceptsBusiness & Finance
    読どく書しょと運うん動どう、どちらも大たい切せつだが、健けん康こうを考かんがえるなら後こう者しゃも欠かかせない。

    Both reading and exercise are important, but if you consider health, the latter is also indispensable.

    KMT6EducationDaily LifeSports & Martial Arts
    顧こ客きゃくは価か格かくか品ひん質しつか、どちらを重じゅう視しするかで、後こう者しゃを選えらぶ傾けい向こうにある。

    Customers tend to choose the latter, depending on whether they prioritize price or quality.

    KMT6Business & Finance
    彼かれの意い見けんは、理り論ろん的てきには前ぜん者しゃも後こう者しゃも一いち理りあるが、現げん実じつ的てきには後こう者しゃの方ほうが実じつ現げん可か能のう性せいが高たかい。

    His opinion is that both the former and the latter have some truth theoretically, but in reality, the latter has higher feasibility.

    KMT7Core ConceptsBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    後
    のち・うし.ろ・うしろ・あと・おく.れる…(6)
    behind・back・later
    者
    もの…(1)
    someone・person
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