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死(し)んだ子(こ)の年(とし)を数(かぞ)える

しんだこのとしをかぞえるshindakonotoshiokazoeru

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  1. expressionIchidan verb

    crying over spilt milk; counting the age of one's dead child

    proverb

    もう何(なに)も変(か)わらないのに、過(す)ぎたことを悔(く)やむのは、まるで死(し)んだ子(こ)の年(とし)を数(かぞ)えるようなものだ。

    • Even though nothing will change anymore, regretting things that have passed is like counting the years of a dead child.

    Words:何(なに)も変(か)わらない過(す)ぎたこと悔(く)やむまるで死(し)んだ子(こ)の年(とし)を数(かぞ)えるような

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Example sentences 1

もう何(なに)も変(か)わらないのに、過(す)ぎたことを悔(く)やむのは、まるで死(し)んだ子(こ)の年(とし)を数(かぞ)えるようなものだ。

  • Even though nothing will change anymore, regretting things that have passed is like counting the years of a dead child.

Words:何(なに)も変(か)わらない過(す)ぎたこと悔(く)やむまるで死(し)んだ子(こ)の年(とし)を数(かぞ)えるような

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