後のちほど

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ほ

ど

Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Polite and slightly formal adverb/noun meaning 'at a later time'. Often used in business or when making arrangements, similar to 'later' but more courteous than あとで.

詳しょう細さいは後のちほどメールでお送おくりします。
I will send you the details by email later.
後のちほどお電でん話わいたします。
I will call you later.

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Usage patterns

後のちほど〈動どう詞し〉to do something later (polite)
詳くわしい資し料りょうは後のちほどお送おくりいたします。
I will send you the detailed materials later.
後のちほどご連れん絡らくいたしますI will contact you later (formal business phrase)
確かく認にんの上うえ、後のちほどご連れん絡らくいたします。
I will check and get back to you later.

Kanji

後behind, back, later
程extent, degree, law

Related words

追おってN1
後ほど also means 'later', but is slightly less formal than 追って and can be used in everyday conversation as well as business contexts.
後あとから
後ほど is a formal, polite way to say 'later,' often used in business settings, while 後から is casual and everyday.
後ご日じつN2
後ほど is a polite spoken adverb for 'a bit later', whereas 後日 refers to a later day and is common in written or formal notices.

Opposites

先さきほどN2
後ほど refers to a time yet to come ('later on'), while 先ほど refers to a time already past ('a little while ago').
お先さきにN2
お先に signals doing something before others, while 後ほど politely signals doing it later, matching its formal register.

Politeness

後あとでplainN5
後ほど is the polite, formal way to say 'later'; あとで is the everyday, casual equivalent used with friends or family.

Written forms

後のちほどUsage77%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; widely used in both formal and informal contexts.
のちほどUsage17%
後のち程ほどUsage6%
Full kanji spelling; somewhat more formal or literary, but still common in business writing.

Etymology

Compound of 後 (のち, 'later') + ほど ('extent, degree'), literally 'to the extent of later'. The combination yields a polite adverbial expression for a future time.