How to Say ‘After meals.’ in Japanese
しょくごです。
sho kugo desu
[shoh koo-goh dess]
💬 Usage Tip: [しょくご] literally “after eating.” You’ll also see [食前] (before meals) and [食間] (between meals) on prescriptions.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Doctors/pharmacists in Japan often explain meds by meal timing (after breakfast/lunch/dinner) instead of hours—easy to follow when your schedule is regular.
Phrase Breakdown
しょくご
sho kugo
after a meal
食後. Used to answer when to take medicine: “After meals.”
くすりはしょくごです。
The medicine is to be taken after meals.
Words in this phrase
しょ
sho
[shoh]
(part of) しょくご (after a meal)
This part helps form しょくご (“after eating”). Common in instructions like “take after meals.”
おくすりはしょくごにのんでください。
Please take the medicine after meals.
くご
kugo
[koo-goh]
(part of) しょくご (after a meal)
This chunk completes the key word しょくご (“after meals”). Often appears on prescription labels and doctor’s advice.
しょくごはおなかがいたくなりません。
After meals, my stomach doesn’t hurt.
です
desu
[dess]
is / are (polite copula)
です is used to state something politely, including timing instructions or confirming understanding with a doctor.
これはしょくごです。
This is after meals.
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