Japanese symbol for “hindsight”

後知恵

あとぢえ

Romaji: atojie

hindsight

In Japanese, hindsight is 後知恵, read あとぢえ (atojie).

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Meanings

n hindsight

Kanji and stroke order

後

behind, back, later

on: ゴ、コウ
kun: のち、うし.ろ、うしろ、あと

9 strokes · JLPT 4

知

know, wisdom

on: チ
kun: し.る、し.らせる

8 strokes · JLPT 3

恵

favor, blessing, grace

on: ケイ、エ
kun: めぐ.む、めぐ.み

10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “hindsight”

Word	Reading	Meaning
遅知恵	おそぢえ osojie	hindsight; wisdom after the event

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
最後	さいご saigo	end; conclusion
今後	こんご kongo	from now on; hereafter
午後	ごご gogo	afternoon; p.m.
後半	こうはん kouhan	second half; latter half
後ろ	うしろ ushiro	back; behind; rear
直後	ちょくご chokugo	immediately following
知る	しる shiru	to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of)
知識	ちしき chishiki	knowledge; information
知恵	ちえ chie	wisdom; wit; sagacity

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.