今更

• 読み: いまさら
• ローマ字: imasara
• 漢字の分解: 今 (ima) — now, present; 更 (sara) — again, renew, change
• 発音: /i.ma.sa.ɾa/

意味

Now (when it is already too late); at this stage; at this point. Implies the timing is inappropriate.

An adverb expressing that an action or statement comes too late to be meaningful or effective. Carries a tone of resignation, exasperation, or futility. Often used in patterns like 今更～ても (even if... now) or 今更ながら (belatedly). Can express both self-directed regret and criticism of others' tardiness.

例文

1. 今更謝っても許してもらえないだろう。
2. 今更ながら、あの時の判断は間違っていたと思う。
3. 試験は来週なのに今更焦っても仕方がない。

使い方ガイド

場面: regret, resignation, criticism, self-reflection

トーン: resigned

起源と歴史

From 今 (ima, now) + 更 (sara, again/anew). Literally 'now again' — the sense that revisiting something at this point is futile because the appropriate time has passed.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal