noun, noun, used as a suffix, adverb
Used as a suffix after nouns (e.g., 食後, 放課後) or as an adverb (e.g., その後). Indicates a time or event that follows something else.
I always take a walk after meals.
After graduating, he ended up working abroad.
After that, he disappeared.
Let's meet again three years from now.
No one knows what happened to her after that.
後 (ご) means 'after', while 前 (まえ) means 'before', marking the opposite time direction.
前 marks the earlier of two things (前半, 前者), while 後 marks the later one (後半, 後者), forming a common opposite prefix pair.
五 (ご) means the number five, while 後 (ご) means 'after' as in 五分後 (five minutes later); they sound identical but have unrelated meanings.
from now on; hereafter; in the future
afternoon; p.m.
front and back; before and behind; back and forth · before and after; around the time of · around; about; approximately · order; context · consequences · inversion; reversion; getting out of order · co-occurring; happening at the same time
immediately after; right after
postwar period; after the war
The kanji 後 means 'behind' or 'after'. The reading ご is the on'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading), commonly used in compounds and formal contexts.
after school
after the fact; post-; ex post
postnatal; after birth; since birth
old age; later years; retirement years
after a meal; postprandial
losing the initiative; being forestalled; being on the back foot · moving second; person with the second move · gote; move that does not require an immediate response · rear guard
after childbirth; postpartum
postoperative; after surgery
prognosis · recuperation; convalescence
halo; aureole; nimbus · glory; halo (optical)
after death; posthumously
second wife; subsequent wife
afterlife; the next world · for goodness' sake; I beg of you
late night to early morning; the small hours · around 4am
afternoon session; afternoon trading
widow
after rain; after the rain
after reading; after finishing a book
home front
subordination; juniority
careful settlement; proper handling; planning for the future