直後（ちょくご）
JLPT N3 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: just after
Example sentences
- 食事の直後に運動しない。 — I don't exercise right after eating.
- 到着した直後に雨が降り出した。 — It started raining right after we arrived.
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