後（ご・あと）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: after / later
Example sentences
- 食事の後で少し散歩する。 — I take a short walk after eating.
- 授業の後、図書館で勉強した。 — After class, I studied at the library.
Idioms & proverbs containing “後”
- 後の祭り (あとのまつり) — a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
- 死して後已む (ししてのちやむ) — duty ends only in death
- いい後は悪い (いいあとはわるい) — after the good comes the bad
- 下衆の後知恵 (げすのあとぢえ) — hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool); an afterwit is everybody's wit
- 斃れて後已む (たおれてのちやむ) — duty ends only in death
- 後悔先に立たず (こうかいさきにたたず) — it is no use crying over spilt milk
Related words
See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “後” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)