会に合わぬ花 えにあわぬはな Meanings Expression, Noun something that comes too late to be of any use; arriving after the ship has sailed (literally: flowers that don't arrive in time for a Buddhist service) Kanji 会 meet. Read as エ. 合 fit. Read as あわす. 花 flower. Read as はな. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists