오후

㈞ U+321E, ㈞ PARENTHESIZED KOREAN CHARACTER O HU [unassigned: U+321F] ← ㈝ [U+321D] Enclosed CJK Letters and Months ㈠ → [U+3220]

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 午後.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈo̞(ː)βu]
• Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)후]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ohu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ohu
McCune–Reischauer?	ohu
Yale Romanization?	ōhwu

Noun

오후 • (ohu) (hanja 午後)

1. p.m.

   아나. — 네, 위버님. — 바빠요? — 네, 위버님. 바쁩니다. — 내 사무실로 오후 5시에 오세요. — 오후 5시요.

   Ana. - Ne, Wibeonim. - Bappayo? - ne, Wibeonim. Bappeumnida. - Nae samusil-lo ohu 5si-e oseyo. - Ohu 5si-yo.

   Anna. — Yes, Ms. Weaver. — Are you busy? — Yes, Ms. Weaver. I am busy. — My office. 5:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.

   Original English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

2. afternoon

   오늘 오후에 비가 올 법하다.

   Oneul ohu-e bi-ga ol beophada.

   Rain is likely later this afternoon.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “p.m.”): 오전 (午前, ojeon, “a.m.”)

Meronyms

• (p.m.): 저녁 (jeonyeok, “evening”)

See also

• (afternoon): 아침 (achim, “morning”), 낮 (nat, “daytime”), 밤 (bam, “night”)