adverb, noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
after a meal; postprandial
Used as a noun, no-adjective, or adverb to refer to the time after eating. Common in medical, dietary, and everyday contexts.
食後にこの薬を飲んでください。
Please take this medicine after a meal.
Please take this medicine after meals.
食後のデザートに果物を食べた。
I had fruit for dessert after the meal.
食後30分以内に薬を飲みましょう。
Take the medicine within 30 minutes after eating.
Lying down right after eating isn't good for your body.
I'm looking forward to the coffee after the meal.
食後 refers to the time right after eating, whereas 食間 refers to the interval between meals (e.g. mid-morning or mid-afternoon), a distinction that matters especially in medicine dosing instructions.
Compound of 食 (shoku, 'meal, eating') and 後 (go, 'after').