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    3. 後悔先に立たず

    後悔先に立たず

    後こう悔かい先さきに​立たた​ず​

    it is no use crying over spilt milk

    NTExpressionsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab40 strokes

    こうかいさきにたたず

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    1.
    it is no use crying over spilt milk
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    後
    のち・うし.ろ・うしろ・あと・おく.れる…(6)
    behind・back・later
    Kanji
    悔
    く.いる・く.やむ・くや.しい…(1)
    repent・regret
    Kanji
    先
    さき・ま.ず…(2)
    before・ahead・previous・future・precedence
    Kanji
    立
    た.つ・-た.つ・た.ち-・た.てる・-た.てる・た.て-…(12)
    stand up・rise・set up・erect
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    た
    ta
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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