既往は咎めず Entry Discussion Citations Language Download PDF Watch Edit Japanese edit Kanji in this term 既 往 咎 き Grade: S おう Grade: 5 とが Hyōgai Alternative spelling 既往は咎めず (kyūjitai) Etymology edit Calque of Chinese 既往不咎 (jìwǎngbùjiù).

Proverb edit 既き往おうは咎とがめず • (kiō wa togamezu)

On things that are past, it is needless to pursue past mistakes; let bygones be bygones. References edit “既往は▲咎めず”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025 The Kōjien (広辞苑) Dictionary of the Japanese Language, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tokyo.