"後の祭り" meaning in Japanese

See 後の祭り in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: [a̠to̞ no̞ ma̠t͡sɨɾʲi] Forms: 後の祭り [canonical] (ruby: (あと), (まつ)), ato no matsuri [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|idiom|あと の まつり}} 後(あと)の祭(まつ)り • (ato no matsuri)
  1. to give advice in hindsight Tags: idiomatic
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      ],
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Download raw JSONL data for 後の祭り meaning in Japanese (1.1kB)

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