How do you say "After meals?" in Japanese?

Quick use

Use しょくごですか (shokugo desu ka) when you want to check if the medicine is taken after meals.

It is a short confirmation question you can use after hearing a medicine explanation.

Chunk or pattern

This is a fixed phrase for medicine timing.

Learn the whole line first. You do not need to rebuild it word by word at the beginning.

Core words

• しょくご: after meals.

Helper words and endings

• ですか: polite question ending. Here it turns “after meals” into “Is it after meals?”

Practical note

Use this when you are choosing between common medicine timings. It contrasts with しょくぜんですか (shokuzen desu ka), which means “Before meals?”