直後

ちょくご

immediately after

Mnemonic

Straight after, with nothing at all in between the two. A choc ちょく and then go ご, and do not lie down having only just eaten: ちょくご.

Built from

直

straight, fix

目 an eye with a line running straight down out of it. Looking at a thing dead on.

後

after, behind

彳 the step radical with the rest of it trailing along behind.

Words sharing these kanji

正直 honest, upright 素直 honest, straightforward 直接 directly 直す to repair, to cure, to alter 真っ直ぐ straight ahead, straightforward 後 after 今後 after this, in the future 最後 last, final 後ろ back, behind 後悔 regret 午後 afternoon, p.m.

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