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    3. 覆水盆に返らず

    覆水盆に返らず

    覆ふく水すい盆ぼんに​返かえら​ず​

    what's done is done

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab47 strokes

    覆水盆に帰らず

    ふくすいぼんにかえらず

    Expressions

    1.
    what's done is done, it is no use crying over spilt milk, spilt water won't go back into its tray
    proverb

    Stroke 0 / 47

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    覆
    おお.う・くつがえ.す・くつがえ.る…(1)
    capsize・cover・shade・mantle・be ruined
    Kanji
    水
    みず・みず-…(10)
    water
    Kanji
    盆
    basin・lantern festival・tray
    Kanji
    返
    かえ.す・-かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.る…(1)
    return・answer・fade・repay
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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