How to use 直後 (ちょくご)

Meaning of 直後

The Japanese verb "直後" (ちょくご, じきご) can have various meanings depending on the context in which it is used. Here's a list of its primary meanings along with examples:

  1. immediately after: 直後 refers to the very moment or short period right after an event or action has occurred.
    • Example: 彼は事故の直後に病院に運ばれた。
    • Translation: He was taken to the hospital immediately after the accident.
  2. just after: 直後 can also mean a brief time following an event, not necessarily the very instant.
    • Example: 会議の直後、彼女は疲れていた。
    • Translation: She was tired just after the meeting.

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Dialogue

閣下！
General!

（オリヴィエ）何があった？
(Olivier) What happened?

トンネルの探査に入った 部隊との連絡が 途絶えました
We lost contact with the unit that entered the tunnel for exploration.

👉👉直後 スミスの馬と…
Shortly after, Smith's horse returned...

彼の物と思われる 腕だけ帰ってきました
only with what we believe to be his arm.

腕だけ… 体は？
Only the arm... What about the body?

行方不明です
It's missing.

乗っていた馬は興奮しすぎていて 使い物に なりません
The horse was too agitated to be of any use.