アフタヌーンafutanuun

1. nounafternoon
2. nounafternoon dress

• Synonym午後ごごNeutralThe standard word for afternoon: strictly noon to midnight, colloquially noon to sunset. 「アフタヌーン」 itself mostly appears in loan compounds like 「アフタヌーンティー」.
• Related昼ひるNeutralCovers noon and daytime, and also lunch; it centers on midday rather than the afternoon, while 「アフタヌーン」 refers only to the hours after noon.
• AntonymモーニングNeutralMeans morning, and also a breakfast set or morning dress; as a time of day it is the counterpart to the afternoon that 「アフタヌーン」 denotes.

For the afternoon, 「午後」 is the usual choice; 「アフタヌーン」 mainly shows up in loan compounds like 「アフタヌーンティー」. Use 「昼」 for noon or daytime, and 「モーニング」 for morning or a breakfast set.

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1. 午後ごご。