Word Meaning 後の祭り
あとのまつり
ato no matsuri
後の祭り is read as あとのまつり (ato no matsuri) and means a day after the fair.
Meaning
English
- a day after the fair
- (at a) stage when it's too late
Reading
Kana
あとのまつり
Romaji
ato no matsuri
Writing Variants
- 後の祭 あとのまつり ato no matsuri
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
3後の祭り。
After death, the doctor.
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.
「あんなこと言わなきゃよかった」と後悔しても後の祭りだ。
It's too late to regret saying that.