No. 1,304 in Japanese
直後
"Immediately after."
In a sentence
地震の直後に避難を開始しました。
We started evacuating immediately after the earthquake.
In this sentence, "直後" is used to describe the immediate aftermath of an event.
試験終了直後に退出することはできません。
You cannot leave immediately after the exam ends.
Here, "直後" indicates a strict temporal period directly following the conclusion of an event.
会議の直後、彼と一緒に昼食をとった。
Immediately after the meeting, I had lunch with him.
"直後" in this context highlights an action occurring immediately after another event.
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