How to Say ‘After a meal’ in Japanese
しょくご
sho kugo
[show koo-goh]
💬 Usage Tip: [食後] is a common medicine instruction word. You’ll see it on labels and in directions, often paired with [食前] (before meals).
🇯🇵 In Japan: On Japanese medicine packaging, timing words like [食後] are very standardized, so learning them helps you decode labels quickly.
Phrase Breakdown
しょ
sho
[show]
sho (part of しょくご)
A kana chunk used to build the word しょくご (食後). By itself it’s not a standalone word here.
食後は「しょくご」と読みます。
After meals is read “shokugo.”
くご
kugo
[koo-goh]
kugo (part of しょくご)
A kana chunk that completes しょくご (食後). Together, しょ + くご = しょくご.
薬はしょくごに飲みます。
You take the medicine after meals.
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