Vocabulary

What does 後 (のち, nochi) mean?

後 (のち, nochi) means later, afterwards (standalone, written style: のちほど later on).

Quick facts
Readingのち
Romajinochi
Part of speechnoun, adverb, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
のち
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnochi

later, afterwards (standalone, written style: のちほど later on)

  1. 1noun · adverb · no-adjective later; afterwards
  2. 2noun · no-adjective future
  3. 3noun · no-adjective after one's death
  4. 4noun descendant

Example sentences

  • Tomorrow will be sunny at first, then rain.

  • After graduating, he became a teacher.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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