I’ve noticed kanji for ‘behind’ also means ‘after’ or ‘later’, as well as ‘front’ also meaning ‘before’. I vaguely remember someone talking about how japanese people view past and future backwards facing. Is this true?
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If you’re behind someone in a line, you’re after them, and if you’re in front of them, you’re before them. This isn’t just a Japanese problem.
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The bad times are behind us, we have so much to look forward to.
There are many similar uses in English.
Edit: I just realized I used these in the opposite ways, whoops
Double edit: Wait did I? I don’t even know, my brain isn’t on today
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