下午

Chinese

 
under; next; lower
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
7th earthly branch; 11 am-1 pm; noon
simp. and trad.
(下午)
下 午

Pronunciation


Noun

下午

  1. afternoon; p.m. (Classifier: 個/个)
    約會定於下午3點。/约会定于下午3点。  ―  Yuēhuì dìng yú xiàwǔ 3 diǎn.  ―  The appointment is at 3 p.m.
    昨天下午她在什麼地方? [MSC, trad.]
    昨天下午她在什么地方? [MSC, simp.]
    Zuótiān xiàwǔ tā zài shénme dìfāng? [Pinyin]
    Where was she yesterday afternoon?
    她每週兩個下午學習藝術。 [MSC, trad.]
    她每周两个下午学习艺术。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā měizhōu liǎng ge xiàwǔ xuéxí yìshù. [Pinyin]
    She studies art two afternoons a week.
    今天下午我心情太激動了,莫非是我病了嗎? [MSC, trad.]
    今天下午我心情太激动了,莫非是我病了吗? [MSC, simp.]
    Jīntiān xiàwǔ wǒ xīnqíng tài jīdòng le, mòfēi shì wǒ bìng le ma? [Pinyin]
    I've been way too nervous this afternoon. Am I sick?

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Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
下 午
か
Grade: 1
ご
Grade: 2
kan’on on’yomi

Cited to roughly 1853 in the Nihon Kokugo Daijiten,[1] but possibly older.

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 下午 (MC ɦˠaX|ɦˠaH ŋuoX).

Pronunciation

Noun

下(か)午(ご) • (kago) 

  1. [ca. 1853] afternoon, especially the early afternoon
  2. [1876] (by extension) over the hill, past middle age

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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