prefixing element in kanji compounds, adding a meaning of later, after, following, rearward

subsequently, afterwards

(後 "spatially behind") to depart from; to leave / (後 "temporally later") to put off something, to be dealt with later

diaper

wet snow

dehumidification

to dehumidify

entreating the enemy to surrender

to entreat the enemy to surrender

Alternative spelling of 天下り: descent to earth from heaven; an avatar; in Japan's postwar period, the practice of awarding a high-level bureaucrat with a high-paying job after retirement (also spelled 天下り): a kind of revolving door syndrome