EntryCommon
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late

    Idiomatic expression

    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.

Also written 後の祭【あとのまつり】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

behind, back, later

Kun
のちうし.ろうしろあとおく.れる
On
コウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
26 of 2500
Radical
step
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

こししいしり

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3i6.5The Kanji Dictionary
2224.7Four corner code
2067deroo
5f8cUnicode hex code
1-24-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1610Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1742New Nelson (John Haig)
361New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
431Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
267Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
321Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1379Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1479Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
45A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1300Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
276Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10098Morohashi
111A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
48Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
48Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
208sakade
53Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
123henshall3
174Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
48crowley
30Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11busy_people
625Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1391Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hou4Pinyin reading
huKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Kun
まつ.るまつ.りまつり
On
サイ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1124 of 2500
Radical
spirit
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-6-5, 2-7-4SKIP code
4e6.3The Kanji Dictionary
2790.1Four corner code
2541deroo
796dUnicode hex code
1-26-55JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3247Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4092New Nelson (John Haig)
2672New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3311Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1715Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2329Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1102Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1183Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
899A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1467Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
423Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24700Morohashi
283A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
617Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
627Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
400sakade
775Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
299henshall3
371Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
473Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1414Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1111Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji4, zhai4Pinyin reading
je, chaeKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level