after death; posthumously
Used for events, publications, honors, or discoveries that occur or are recognized after a person's death. Often appears in adverbial phrases like 没後に (posthumously) or as a noun modifier.
After the writer's death, unpublished manuscripts were found.
He was posthumously awarded the People's Honor Award.
After Natsume Sōseki's death, many of his works were published.
A retrospective exhibition will be held to mark the 50th anniversary of his death.
生前 means 'during one's lifetime, before death,' the direct opposite of 没後 'after death.'
after sunset; after dark
Standard modern spelling; the most frequent form in news and general use.
Variant kanji for 没; seen in older or formal texts but uncommon today.
Compound of 没 (ぼつ, 'to die; to sink') and 後 (ご, 'after'). The kanji 没 is used here in the sense of 'passing away'.