No. 110 in Japanese
午後
"Afternoon" or "PM."
In a sentence
午後3時に会議があります。
There is a meeting at 3 PM.
The word '午後' (or 'gogo') here indicates the afternoon timeframe, specifically referring to times after 12 PM before 6 PM. It's used as a prefix to specify that the mentioned time (3時, 3 o'clock) is in the afternoon.
映画は午後に始まります。
The movie starts in the afternoon.
'午後' (gogo) in this sentence is used to refer more broadly to an undefined time within the afternoon. It doesn't specify an exact time but rather provides a general timeframe.
昨日の午後はとても楽しかったです。
Yesterday afternoon was very enjoyable.
'午後' (gogo) here is used alongside a reference to 'yesterday' (昨日) to talk about the afternoon of the past day, indicating time in a broader and more relative context.
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