午後
ごご · gogo
Afternoon, p.m.
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high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
午後から夜まで祭りがあります。
ごごからよるまでまつりがあります。
The festival is from afternoon until night.
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二次会は午後十一時まで続きます。
にじかいはごごじゅういちじまでつづきます。
The after-party continues until 11 PM.
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午後まで寝てるつもり。
ごごまでねてるつもり。
I plan to sleep until afternoon.
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試験は午後三時までです。
しけんはごごさんじまでです。
The exam is until three in the afternoon.
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What does 午後 mean?
Afternoon, p.m..
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ごご (gogo). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.
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