Word Meaning 後悔先に立たず

こうかいさきにたたず koukaisaki ni tatazu

後悔先に立たず is read as こうかいさきにたたず (koukaisaki ni tatazu) and means it is no use crying over spilt milk.

Meaning

English

it is no use crying over spilt milk

Reading

Kana

こうかいさきにたたず

Romaji

koukaisaki ni tatazu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 40 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 38520 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

後悔

こうかい

regret

後入れ先出し記憶装置

あといれさきだしきおくそうち

pushdown storage

先立つ

さきだつ

to be a prerequisite

先立って

さきだって

prior to

立回り先

たちまわりさき

whereabouts

後援

こうえん

support

後輩

こうはい

junior (at work, school, etc.)

後継

こうけい

succession

後遺症

こういしょう

prognostic symptoms

後ろ姿

うしろすがた

(a person's) appearance from behind

後ろ盾

うしろだて

shield that protects one's back

後宮

こうきゅう

consort of the emperor

Example Sentences

後悔先に立たず。

What is done cannot be undone.