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    3. 落花枝に帰らず破鏡再び照らさず

    落花枝に帰らず破鏡再び照らさず

    落らっ花か枝えだに​帰かえら​ず​破は鏡きょう再ふたたび​照てら​さ​ず​

    fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab106 strokes

    らっかえだにかえらずはきょうふたたびてらさず

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    1.
    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
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    落
    お.ちる・お.ち・お.とす…(2)
    fall・drop・come down・village・hamlet
    Kanji
    花
    はな…(3)
    flower
    Kanji
    枝
    えだ…(3)
    bough・branch・twig・limb・counter for branches
    Kanji
    帰
    かえ.る・かえ.す・おく.る・とつ.ぐ…(1)
    homecoming・arrive at・lead to・result in
    Kanji
    破
    やぶ.る・やぶ.れる・わ.れる…(1)
    rend・rip・tear・break・destroy…(2)
    Kanji
    鏡
    かがみ…(5)
    mirror・speculum・barrel-head・round rice-cake offering
    Kanji
    再
    ふたた.び…(3)
    again・twice・second time
    Kanji
    照
    て.る・て.らす・て.れる…(3)
    illuminate・shine・compare・bashful
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
    び
    bi
    Kana
    さ
    sa
    Kana
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    • 落
    • 花
    • 枝
    • 帰
    • 破
    • 鏡
    • 再
    • 照
    • に
    • ら
    • ず
    • び
    • さ

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