後輩

こうはい · kouhai · JLPT N3 · noun

group

🐣 後輩 = behind + fellows: the people who came after you

後 means after or behind, and 輩 means fellows of a generation. It pairs with 先輩 (senpai, before + fellows), so kouhai are the juniors who joined after you at school, work or a club.

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