Word Meaning 破鏡再び照らさず

はきょうふたたびてらさず hakyoufutatabiterasazu

破鏡再び照らさず is read as はきょうふたたびてらさず (hakyoufutatabiterasazu) and means a broken relationship can never be repaired.

Meaning

English

  1. a broken relationship can never be repaired
  2. a divorced couple are never reconciled
  3. a broken mirror will never shine again

Reading

Kana

はきょうふたたびてらさず

Romaji

hakyoufutatabiterasazu

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 60 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Proverb Rank 103479 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

落花枝に帰らず破鏡再び照らさず

らっかえだにかえらずはきょうふたたびてらさず

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

破鏡

はきょう

broken mirror

破壊

はかい

(application) crash

破裂

はれつ

breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.)

破棄

はき

reversal (of an original ruling on appeal)

破滅

はめつ

ruin

破壊的

はかいてき

destructive

破戒

はかい

breaking a commandment (usually religious)

破砕

はさい

crushing (into pieces)

破産裁判所

はさんさいばんしょ

bankruptcy court

破産宣告

はさんせんこく

adjudication of bankruptcy