noun, noun, used as a suffix, adverb
Used as a suffix after nouns (e.g., 食後, 放課後) or as an adverb (e.g., その後). Indicates a time or event that follows something else.
食後はいつも散歩します。
I always take a walk after meals.
After graduating, he ended up working abroad.
その後、彼は姿を消した。
After that, he disappeared.
3年後にまた会いましょう。
Let's meet again three years from now.
No one knows what happened to her after that.
五 (ご) means the number five, while 後 (ご) means 'after' as in 五分後 (five minutes later); they sound identical but have unrelated meanings.
from now on; hereafter; in the future
afternoon; p.m.
front and back; before and behind; back and forth · before and after; around the time of · around; about; approximately · order; context · consequences · inversion; reversion; getting out of order · co-occurring; happening at the same time
immediately after; right after
postwar period; after the war
The kanji 後 means 'behind' or 'after'. The reading ご is the on'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading), commonly used in compounds and formal contexts.
after this; from now on; hereafter · thereafter; since then; after that
after school
after the fact; post-; ex post
postnatal; after birth; since birth
old age; later years; retirement years
after a meal; postprandial
losing the initiative; being forestalled; being on the back foot · moving second; person with the second move · gote; move that does not require an immediate response · rear guard
after childbirth; postpartum
postoperative; after surgery
prognosis · recuperation; convalescence
halo; aureole; nimbus · glory; halo (optical)
after death; posthumously
second wife; subsequent wife
afterlife; the next world · for goodness' sake; I beg of you
late night to early morning; the small hours · around 4am
afternoon session; afternoon trading
widow
after rain; after the rain
after reading; after finishing a book
home front
subordination; juniority
careful settlement; proper handling; planning for the future