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Definition and meaning of 今更 - いまさら in Japanese

いまさら今更
imasara

N4

1.now, too late

Adverb

今更後悔しても、もう遅いよ。
It is too late for regrets.
いまさら今更
imasara

N4

1.now, when it's already too late.

Adverb (fukushi)

彼は今更謝っても遅い。
It's too late for him to apologize now.
今更気づいても仕方がない。
There's no point in realizing it now.
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2.starting over or beginning again.

Adverb (fukushi)

彼は今更、自分の過ちを認めた。
He finally admitted his mistakes anew.
今更、謝っても遅いよ。
It's too late to apologize now.
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いまさらかん今更感
imasarakan

N4

1.feeling that something is overdue.

Noun

彼の謝罪は今更感があった。
His apology had a sense of being too late.
今更感を感じることが多い。
I often feel a sense of being too late.
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hanabi

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