後の祭り あとのまつり a day after the fair #27,180 Meanings also 後の祭 expression, noun, idiom a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late Its kanji 後 ゴ、コウ · のち、うし.ろ、うしろ、あと、おく.れる behind, back, later 祭 サイ · まつ.る、まつ.り、まつり ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship In sentences Furigana 今更いまさら悔くやんでも後あとの祭まつりだ。 It is too late to repent. #172417