JLPT N5 · Time
午後
ごご
afternoon; p.m.
Stroke order of 午後
2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
午 · 4 strokes後 · 9 strokes
Memory trick
After (後) noon (午), you walk slowly (夂) home: the afternoon.
Parts: 午 noon + 後 after (彳 step + 幺 thread + 夂 walk slowly)
The characters in 午後
- 後 あと — after; later (9 strokes)
Example sentence
午後三時に友だちに会います。
ごごさんじにともだちにあいます。
I will meet a friend at 3 p.m.