後悔先に立たず

Japanese

Kanji in this term
後	悔	先	立
こう Grade: 2	かい Grade: S	さき Grade: 1	た Grade: 1

Alternative spelling
後悔先に立たず (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こーかい・さきに・たたず [kóꜜòkàì sàkí ní tàtáꜜzù] (Atamadaka + Heiban + Nakadaka – [1]-[0]-[2])

IPA^(key): [ko̞ːka̠i sa̠kʲi ɲ̟i ta̠ta̠zɨ]

Proverb

後(こう)悔(かい)先(さき)に立(た)たず • (kōkai saki ni tatazu)

don't cry over spilt milk

Synonyms

覆水盆(ふくすいぼん)に返(かえ)らず (fukusui bon ni kaerazu)

References

“後悔先に立たず”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025