also: このご · こののち
after this; from now on; henceforth
Refers to the time after the present moment or after a stated event. The reading このご is more formal; こののち is rare.
What do you plan to do after this?
I want to spend the rest of the time quietly from now on.
Standard kanji spelling for the most common reading このあと.
Formal reading; このご is more formal.
Rare reading; may be encountered in older or very formal writing.
Rarely used kanji form.
Compound of この (this) and 後 (after, later). The reading あと is the most common for 後 in this context; ご is the on'yomi used in more formal compounds, and のち is a less common kun'yomi variant.