Japanese

ほうかご
Meaning: after school
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

放
課
後

Example sentences

I played soccer with friends after school.
放課後、生徒たちが校庭で遊んでいる。
After school, students are playing in the schoolyard.
あいつらはいつも放課後にサッカーをしている。
Those guys are always playing soccer after school.
放課後は毎日、部活でサッカーの練習に励んでいる。
I practice soccer hard every day after school for club activities.
放課後、私たちは部室に集まった。
After school, we gathered in the club room.
放課後、試験勉強のために図書室へ行った。
I went to the school library after school to study for the exam.
その女子生徒は放課後、図書室で勉強していた。
That female student was studying in the library after school.
放課後までに、宿題を職員室に提出してください。
Please submit your homework to the teachers' room by the end of the day.
放課後、生徒たちはグラウンドでサッカーの練習をしている。
After school, the students are practicing soccer on the ground.
彼は毎日放課後に塾に通っている。
He goes to a cram school every day after school.

Usage Notes

Refers to the time after classes end for the day.

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