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

  1. a day after the fair
  2. (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

4 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb Rank 9900 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

後夜祭

こうやさい

closing party

後戻り

あともどり

retrogression

後ずさり

あとずさり

stepping back

後輪

あとわ

cantle

後片付け

あとかたづけ

tidying up

後天的

こうてんてき

a posteriori

後編

こうへん

latter part (of book, etc.)

後軍

こうぐん

rear guard

後身

こうしん

new existence after rebirth

後方地域

こうほうちいき

rear area

後引き上戸

あとひきじょうご

insatiable drinker

後方境界面

こうほうきょうかいめん

back plane

Example Sentences

3

After death, the doctor.

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

It's too late to regret saying that.