とお
十
か
日
 
の
きく
菊

expression, noun

Idiomatic expression.
  1. something that comes too late and is useless, chrysanthemum blooming on the 10th (i.e. one day too late for the Chrysanthemum Festival).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
とお
十
か
日
 
の
きく
菊
十日の菊 とおかのきく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ ニチ にっ (1st, N5)
chrysanthemum
キク (Late Jr. High, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
handful
キク コク むす.ぶ
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)