"午後" meaning in Japanese

See 午後 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɡo̞ɡo̞] Forms: 午後 [canonical] (ruby: (), ()), gogo [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 午 (go, “noon”) + 後 (-go, “after-, post-”). Etymology templates: {{suf|ja|午|後|sort=こご'|t1=noon|t2=after-, post-|tr1=go|tr2=-go}} 午 (go, “noon”) + 後 (-go, “after-, post-”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ごご}} 午(ご)後(ご) • (gogo)
  1. afternoon, PM Wikipedia link: ja:午前と午後, ja:大辞林, ja:松村明 Categories (topical): Times of day Related terms: 午前 (gozen) (ruby: (), (ぜん)) (english: morning, AM, forenoon), 正午 (shōgo) (ruby: (しょう), ()) (english: noon), 真夜中 (mayonaka) (ruby: (), (), (なか)) (english: midnight)

Download JSON data for 午後 meaning in Japanese (2.4kB)

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