Word Meaning 下衆の後知恵

げすのあとぢえ gesu no atojie

下衆の後知恵 is read as げすのあとぢえ (gesu no atojie) and means hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool).

Meaning

English

  1. hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool)
  2. an afterwit is everybody's wit

Reading

Kana

げすのあとぢえ

Romaji

gesu no atojie

Writing Variants

  • げすの後知恵 げすのあとぢえ gesunoatojie
  • 下司の後知恵 げすのあとぢえ gesu no atojie
  • 下種のあと知恵 げすのあとぢえ gesunoatojie
  • 下種の後知恵 げすのあとぢえ gesu no atojie

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 43 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 40775 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

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後知恵

あとぢえ

hindsight

下衆の勘繰り

げすのかんぐり

putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions)

知恵

ちえ

prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

悪知恵

わるぢえ

craft

入れ知恵

いれぢえ

putting an idea into someone's head

文殊の知恵

もんじゅのちえ

the wisdom of Manjushri

遅知恵

おそぢえ

hindsight

浅知恵

あさぢえ

shallow thinking

猿知恵

さるぢえ

shallow cunning

知恵遅れ

ちえおくれ

mental retardation