noun, takes する, intransitive verb

Baseball term.
  1. taking the field first, thus batting second.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
後攻 こうこう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

behind, back, later
ゴ のち コウ (2nd, N5)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)
aggression, attack, criticize
コウ せ.める おさむ (7th, N1)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)