Meaning of 直後 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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直後JLPT 2
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Kana Readingちょくご
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Romajichokugo
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
- Meaning
- immediately following
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Example Sentences
直後, ちょくご used in context
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He was released from prison immediately after the war.
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He joined the company right after he got through high school.
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駐禁で切符を切られた直後にUターン禁止でつかまった。運が悪いというか、弱り目に祟り目というか。
It wasn't my lucky day. First I got a parking ticket and then things went from bad to worse when I got pulled over for making a U-turn.
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第一次世界大戦が終わった直後、人々はそのように恐ろしく残酷な戦争が再び起こるだろうとは、夢にも思わなかった。
Soon after the end of World War 1, people never thought such a hateful and cruel war would break out again.
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私は花に水をやる必要はなかった。水をやった直後に雨が降り始めた。
I needn't have watered the flowers. Just after I finished it started raining.
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私たちは夕食
ゆうしょく 直後ちょくご にそれを再開さいかい したする 。We started it again right after dinner.
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
On: チョク, ジキ, ジカ
Kun: ただ.ちに, なお.す, -なお.す, なお.る, なお.き, す.ぐ
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