Kōkai Saki ni Tatazu (後悔先に立たず - Repentance Comes too Late)

Kōkai Saki ni Tatazu

No matter how much one regrets after making a mistake, it is impossible to undo that fact.

This concept is expressed as the proverb, 'kōkai ato ni tatazu' (後悔後に立たず).

・'Kōkai' (後悔) means "regrt."
・'Saki' (先) means "before."
・'Tata/tatsu' (立た/立つ) means "to stand" or "to exist."
・'Zu'(ず) is a neative suffix.

Therefore, the literal meaning of this proverb is "regret does not exist before."

It is often used as a lesson that "regret is futile" and that "one should think carefully in advance to avoid future regrets."

後悔先に立たず

失敗をした後にいくら悔やんでも、その事実を取り消すことはできません。

このことを、「後悔先に立たず」と言います。

「後悔」・・・ "refret"
「先」・・・ "before"
「立た/立つ」・・・ "to stand" or "to exist"
「ず」・・・否定の接尾辞

したがって、「後悔先に立たず」の文字どおりの意味は "regret does not exist before" となります。

「後悔しても無駄であること」および「今後は後悔することがないよう事前によく考えるべきであること」の教訓として使われます。

• Kōkai Saki ni Tatazu (後悔先に立たず - Repentance Comes too Late)
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• Kōkai Saki ni Tatazu
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• No matter how much one regrets after making a mistake, it is impossible to undo that fact.
• No matter how much one regrets after making a mistake, it is impossible to undo the fact.

• This concept is expressed as the proverb, 'kōkai ato ni tatazu' (後悔後に立たず).
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• ・'Kōkai' (後悔) means "regrt."
• ・'Kōkai' (後悔) means "regret."

• ・'Saki' (先) means "before."
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• ・'Tata/tatsu' (立た/立つ) means "to stand" or "to exist."
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• ・'Zu'(ず) is a neative suffix.
• ・'Zu'(ず) is a negative suffix.

• Therefore, the literal meaning of this proverb is "regret does not exist before."
• Therefore, the literal meaning of this proverb is "regret does not exist before."

  I have not corrected the part in red because the sentence in the native version of this entry doesn't match this sentence.

• It is often used as a lesson that "regret is futile" and that "one should think carefully in advance to avoid future regrets."
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!