後ろ（うしろ、ushiro）
- back/behind

The Japanese word 後ろ (うしろ, ushiro) primarily means "behind," "back," or "rear." It refers to the part of something that is at the opposite side from the front. It can also describe the position of someone or something being at the rear or in a position that follows another. Additionally, it can describe a person's background, or past.

⚫︎後ろを見てください。 Translation: Please look behind you. ⚫︎家の後ろに庭があります。 Translation: There is a garden behind the house. ⚫︎彼女は事件の後ろにある。 Translation: She is behind the incident. (i.e. Involved or responsible)

⚫︎後ろ is used to indicate the physical location of something or someone that is behind another object or person. ⚫︎It is also used to refer to the back of a person's body or the rear of a vehicle. ⚫︎The word can be used metaphorically to refer to the past or a person's background. It can also refer to a driving direction of the driver.

⚫︎The word 後ろ is typically written in kanji as 後ろ, but can also be written in hiragana as うしろ. ⚫︎The okurigana (the hiragana that follows the kanji) is always ろ.

⚫︎背中 (せなか, senaka) - back (of the body) ⚫︎後方 (こうほう, kouhou) - rear, the back side ⚫︎背面 (はいめん, haimen) - back surface

⚫︎前 (まえ, mae) - front, before ⚫︎前方 (ぜんぽう, zenpou) - forward, the front

車の後ろに犬がいます。 ・Translation: There is a dog behind the car. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 後ろ to describe the dog's position relative to the car.

後ろを振り向かないでください。 ・Translation: Please don't look back. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 後ろ to tell someone not to look in the back direction.

The word 後ろ is believed to be a combination of the kanji 後 (うし, ushi) meaning "behind" or "later" and the word ろ (ro) which is thought to be the location marker.