下午

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Chinese

under; next; lower
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
 
7th earthly branch; 11 a.m.–1 p.m., noon
simp. and trad.
(下午)

Pronunciation


Noun

下午

  1. afternoon; p.m. (Classifier: )
    約會下午3 [MSC, trad.]
    约会下午3 [MSC, simp.]
    Yuēhuì dìng yú xiàwǔ 3 diǎn.
    The appointment is at 3 p.m.
    昨天下午什麼地方 [MSC, trad.]
    昨天下午什么地方 [MSC, simp.]
    Zuótiān xiàwǔ tā zài shénme dìfāng?
    Where was she yesterday afternoon?
    每週下午學習藝術 [MSC, trad.]
    每周下午学习艺术 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā měizhōu liǎng ge xiàwǔ xuéxí yìshù.
    She studies art two afternoons a week.
    今天下午心情激動莫非 [MSC, trad.]
    今天下午心情激动莫非 [MSC, simp.]
    Jīntiān xiàwǔ wǒ xīnqíng tài jīdòng le, mòfēi shì wǒ bìng le ma?
    I've been way too nervous this afternoon. Am I sick?

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Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Grade: 2
kan'on on'yomi

Cited to roughly 1853 in the Nihon Kokugo Daijiten,[1] but possibly older.

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 下午 (MC haeX|haeH nguX).

Pronunciation

Noun

()() (kago

  1. afternoon, especially the early afternoon
  2. (by extension) over the hill, past middle age

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN