その後あと

also: そのご · そののち

Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

Temporal expression meaning 'after that' or 'subsequently'. The reading そのあと is the most common and neutral. そのご is more formal and often used in written or official contexts. そののち is archaic/literary.

その後あと、彼かれはどうなりましたか？
What happened to him after that?
会かい議ぎの後あと、その後あとで食しょく事じに行いきましょう。
After the meeting, let's go eat afterwards.
その後あと、状じょう況きょうは改かい善ぜんされました。
Thereafter, the situation improved.

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Kanji

後behind, back, later
其that

Related words

それからN5
それから is more conversational and lists sequential actions, while その後 is slightly more formal and points to a moment after a specific event.
後あとでN5
あとで is a simple, casual way to say 'later', whereas その後 explicitly refers back to a previously mentioned event.
以い後ごN3
その後 is a casual, conversational way to say 'after that', while 以後 in this sense is used in more formal or written narration.

Opposites

以い前ぜんN3
以前 means 'before' a reference point, the temporal opposite of その後, which means 'after' it.

Written forms

その後
- そのあと
  Standard kanji spelling; most common reading is そのあと.
- そのご
  Formal reading; used in formal speech or writing.
- そののち
  Archaic/literary reading; rarely used in modern Japanese.
其の後
- そのあと
  Rare kanji spelling using 其の; may appear in older texts.
- そのご
- そののち
其後
irregular okurigana
- そのあと
  Irregular okurigana usage; very rare.
- そのご
- そののち
そのご
そののち

Etymology

Compound of その (demonstrative 'that') + 後 (あと/ご/のち, 'after'). The different readings reflect different historical layers: あと is native Japanese, ご is Sino-Japanese, and のち is an older native reading.