What does 後者 mean?
後者 is a Japanese noun meaning “the latter” in English. It can also be translated as “successor” depending on context. It is written as 後者 in kanji, こうしゃ in hiragana, and kousha in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
いくつかの点で、前者は後者よりも劣っていると彼は指摘した。
He pointed out that the former was inferior to the latter in some respects.