今更

今さら

Reading

Kana: いまさら

Romaji: imasara

Definitions

adv

1

now (after such a long time); at this late hour (i.e. it is too late for something)

2

afresh; anew; again

Kanji

今

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま

Meaning: now

更

Readings: コウ、 さら、 さら.に、 ふ.ける、 ふ.かす

Meanings: grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course, renew, renovate, again, more and more, further

Example Sentences

いまさら遅(おそ)いよ。

➥It's too late now.

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.

いまさら嘆(なげ)いても、それこそ、後(ご)の祭(まつり)だよ。

➥You can regret it all you want, but it won't do you any good now.

いまさら後悔(こうかい)しても無駄(むだ)だ。

➥It's no use regretting it now.

いまさら焦(あせ)っても焼(や)け石(いし)に水(みず)じゃないの。

➥No matter how much you hurry your effort is just a drop in the bucket.

今(いま)さら騒(さわ)いでもどうにもならないよ。後(あと)の祭(まつ)りだよ。

➥Yelling about it won't help now. You should have done that when it counted.