Meaning of 後の祭り(あとのまつり) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 後の祭り, 後の祭

Kana Reading あとのまつり

Romaji atonomatsuri

Examples of 後の祭り, 後の祭, あとのまつり in a sentence

今更悔やんでも後の祭りだ。

It is too late to repent.
今となっては後の祭りだったが、彼はどうして自分達が試合に負けたのかよくわかった。

With 20/20 hindsight, he could tell why they lost the game.
今さら騒いでもどうにもならないよ。後の祭りだよ。

Yelling about it won't help now. You should have done that when it counted.
後の祭り。

After death, the doctor.
いまさら嘆いても、それこそ、後の祭だよ。

You can regret it all you want, but it won't do you any good now.

祭 JLPT 2

11 strokes

ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship

On'Yomi: サイ

Kun'Yomi: まつ.る, まつ.り, まつり

後 JLPT 5

9 strokes

behind, back, later

On'Yomi: ゴ, コウ

Kun'Yomi: のち, うし.ろ, うしろ, あと, おく.れる

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