直後
Meanings
1
immediately after; right after
Used as a noun or adverb to describe the moment or period directly following an event. Common in temporal expressions like 直後に and 直後の.
A tsunami came immediately after the earthquake.
He left the office right after the meeting.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉の直後にright after 〈event〉
The police arrived right after the accident.
- 直後の〈物〉the 〈thing/response〉 right after (something)
The response immediately after the earthquake is important.
Expressions
- 終戦直後immediately after the war; early postwar period