彼はのちに有名な作家になった。
He later became a famous writer.
会議ののち、簡単な食事会があった。
After the meeting, there was a simple meal.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
the future; later time
Refers to a future or later period, especially in written expressions such as のちの時代 or のちのこと.
この発見はのちの研究に大きな影響を与えた。
This discovery had a major influence on later research.
のちのことを考えて、少しずつ貯金している。
I am saving little by little with the future in mind.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Used in expressions such as 亡きのち, meaning the period after someone has died. The separate word 死後 is often the more direct modern equivalent.
母亡きのち、兄が家族を支えた。
After our mother died, my older brother supported the family.
Archaic noun use meaning descendants or posterity. In modern Japanese, 子孫 or 後裔 is normally used instead.
古文では「のち」が「子孫」を指すことがある。
In classical writing, のち can refer to descendants.
After graduating, he went abroad.
After my father's death, I took over the family business.
This work came to be highly valued in a later era.
The truth later came to light.
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