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落花枝に帰らず破鏡再び照らさず
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 落花枝に帰らず破鏡再び照らさず.
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Proverb
fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine; what's done is done; there's no use crying over spilled milk
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
落
fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet
12 strokesFrequency 420JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ラク
Kun
お.ちるお.ちお.とす
Nanori
おち
花
flower
7 strokesFrequency 578JLPT N4Grade 1
On
カケ
Kun
はな
Nanori
わ
枝
bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches
8 strokesFrequency 1,401JLPT N2Grade 5
On
シ
Kun
えだ
Nanori
えぐさ
帰
homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in
10 strokesFrequency 504JLPT N3Grade 2
On
キ
Kun
かえ.るかえ.すおく.るとつ.ぐ
破
rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate
10 strokesFrequency 590JLPT N2Grade 5
On
ハ
Kun
やぶ.るやぶ.れるわ.れる
鏡
mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering
19 strokesFrequency 1,506JLPT N1Grade 4
On
キョウケイ
Kun
かがみ
Nanori
あきかがかがん
再
again, twice, second time
6 strokesFrequency 275JLPT N2Grade 5
On
サイサ
Kun
ふたた.び
Nanori
ふた
照
illuminate, shine, compare, bashful
13 strokesFrequency 1,004JLPT N2Grade 4
On
ショウ
Kun
て.るて.らすて.れる
Nanori
あきてる
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