午後(ごご)

ごご
noun
afternoon, PM
time-period
1. afternoon, PM
The time from noon until evening; with clock times, any hour from noon to midnight (p.m.).
午後(ごご)3時(じ)に会(あ)いましょう。
Let's meet at 3 PM.
午後(ごご)から雨(あめ)が降(ふ)ります。
It will rain from the afternoon.
会議(かいぎ)は午後(ごご)2時(じ)から4時(じ)までです。
The meeting is from 2 PM to 4 PM.
午後(ごご)は仕事(しごと)がたくさんあるので、昼(ひる)ごはんを早(はや)く食(た)べました。
I have a lot of work this afternoon, so I ate lunch early.
今日(きょう)の午後(ごご)は何(なに)も予定(よてい)がないので、友達(ともだち)と映画(えいが)を見(み)に行(い)こうと思(おも)っています。
I don't have any plans this afternoon, so I'm thinking of going to see a movie with my friend.

午後(ごご) refers to the afternoon, and with clock times to any hour from noon to midnight: 午後(ごご)11時(じ) is 11 p.m.

Common collocations

  • 午後(ごご)〜時(じ): X PM (e.g., 午後(ごご)3時(じ) = 3 PM)
  • 午後(ごご)から: from the afternoon
  • 午後(ごご)中(じゅう): all afternoon

Common expressions

Similar words

Usage

In Japan, 24-hour time is common in schedules (e.g., 15:00 instead of 午後(ごご)3時(じ)), but 午後(ごご) is widely used in conversation.

Related Words

See also: 午前(ごぜん)
Compare: 正午(しょうご) (noon)
Related: 午前中(ごぜんちゅう) (in the morning, during the morning)
Compare: 昼過(ひるす)ぎ (early afternoon, just after noon)
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