その後

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Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
kan'yōon
Alternative spellings
其の後
其後

Noun

その() (sonogoそのご (sonogo)?

  1. then
  2. soon afterward; after that; thereafter

Pronunciation 2

Kanji in this term
あと
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
其の後

Noun

その(あと) (sonoatoそのあと (sonoato)?

  1. then
  2. soon afterward; after that; thereafter

Pronunciation 3

Kanji in this term
のち
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
其の後

Noun

その(のち) (sononochiそののち (sononoti)?

  1. then
  2. soon afterward; after that; thereafter

Usage notes

そのご is more formal than そのあと.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN