年ねん後ご

Meanings

1

years later; after (some) years

Used to indicate a point in time a certain number of years after a reference event. Often follows a number of years (e.g., 数年後, 10年後).

彼かれは10年ねん後ごに帰き国こくした。
He returned to his country ten years later.
数すう年ねん後ご、その町まちは大おおきく変かわっていた。
Several years later, the town had changed greatly.

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Usage patterns

〈数すう〉年ねん後ごに〈動どう詞し〉(do something) X years later
三さん年ねん後ごにまたこの場ば所しょで会あいましょう。
Let's meet at this place again in three years.
〈時とき〉から〈数すう〉年ねん後ごX years after a certain time
卒そつ業ぎょうから10年ねん後ごに同どう窓そう会かいを開ひらいた。
We held a reunion ten years after graduation.