戦後
Meanings
1
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', adverb
postwar period; after the war
Typically refers to the period after World War II in Japanese contexts, but can be used for other wars when context makes it clear. Functions as a noun, no-adjective, or adverb.
Postwar Japan recovered rapidly.
After the war, many systems changed.
Usage patterns
- 戦後を迎えるto enter/reach the postwar period
Japan entered the postwar period in 1945.
- 戦後〈数〉年... years after the war
This year marks 78 years since the end of the war.
- 〈人〉は戦後生まれだsomeone was born after the war
My grandfather belongs to the generation born after the war.