Meaning of 放課後(ほうかご) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 放課後

Kana Reading ほうかご

Romaji hōkago

Example Sentences

放課後, ほうかご used in context

毎夕(まいゆう)、放課後(ほうかご)に僕たち(ぼくたち)は彼(あれ)の家(いえ)の裏庭(うらにわ)で会って(あう)、インディアン戦争(せんそう)ごっこをした(する)。

Every evening after school we met in his back garden and arranged Indian battles.
毎日(まいにち)、放課後(ほうかご)に私(わたし)はその本屋(ほんおく)で彼女(かのじょ)を待った。

Every day I waited for her at the bookstore after school.
毎週(まいしゅう)土曜日(どようび)の放課後(ほうかご)に私たち(わたした(する)ち)はテニスをした(する)。

We played tennis after school every Saturday.
僕(しもべ)は放課後(ほうかご)にはたいてい野球(やきゅう)をする。

I almost always play baseball after school.
僕たち(ぼくたち)は放課後(ほうかご)よくチェスをやった(やる)。

We often played chess after school.
放課後(ほうかご)私達(わたしたち)は級友(きゅうゆう)と野球(やきゅう)をする。

After school we play baseball with our classmates.

Study lists that include this entry

Kanji found in this word

課 JLPT 2

chapter, lesson, section, department, division, counter for chapters (of a book)

On: カ

15 strokes

放 JLPT 3

set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate

On: ホウ

Kun: はな.す, -っぱな.し, はな.つ, はな.れる, こ.く, ほう.る

8 strokes

後 JLPT 5

behind, back, later

On: ゴ, コウ

Kun: のち, うし.ろ, うしろ, あと, おく.れる

9 strokes

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