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結果論 (けっかろん, kekkaron) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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In hindsight, I should have bought it back then.
His opinions are always based on hindsight.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 は 結けっ 果か 論ろん だ saying that ~ is just hindsight talk
Saying 'we should have done it this way' is just hindsight talk.
結けっ 果か 論ろん で 言い えば speaking with the benefit of hindsight
In hindsight, his decision turned out to be correct.
結けっ 果か 論ろん として 片かた 付づ ける to dismiss something as mere hindsight reasoning
You shouldn't dismiss the cause of the failure as mere hindsight talk.
結けっ 果か 論ろん に 過す ぎない to be nothing more than hindsight reasoning
That's nothing more than hindsight reasoning.
Kanji 果 fruit, reward, carry out Related words 後知恵 is the closer translation of 'hindsight' itself, while 結果論 focuses on the flawed argument or judgment built from knowing the outcome.
後付け describes attaching a reason or explanation after the fact in general, while 結果論 specifically means judging a past decision's wisdom based on how it turned out.
Etymology Compound of 結果 (result) and 論 (argument, theory). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is a modern coinage reflecting the concept of reasoning from outcomes.