後 (のち): afterwards, since then — Japanese vocabulary
後 is read のち and means "afterwards, since then". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
後
- Reading
- のち · nochi
- Translation
- afterwards, since then
- Level
- JLPT N3
- Pitch accent
- のちがのちが
Example
船が沈没してしまってのち、船の残骸が引き上げられた。
ふねがちんぼつしてしまってのち、ふねのざんがいがひきあげられた。
The wreckage of the ship was salvaged after it had gone to Davy Jones's locker.
Kanji in this word
- 後 — behind, after
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