午後

See also: 午后

Chinese

7th earthly branch; 11 a.m.–1 p.m., noon
 
back; behind; rear
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (午後)
simp. (午后)

Pronunciation


Noun

午後

  1. afternoon; p.m.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
午后 (rare)

Etymology

Compound of (go, noon) + (-go, after-, post-).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

()() • (gogo) 

  1. afternoon, PM
    午後(ごご) 4時(よじ)(はん)
    gogo yoji han
    half past four PM

See also

References

  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  4. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

午後 • (ohu) (hangeul 오후)

  1. Hanja form? of 오후 (afternoon).
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