取り返しのつかない とりかえしのつかない Also written 取返しのつかない Meanings Expression, い-adjective cannot be undone; can't be recovered from See also: 取り返しがつかない (とりかえしがつかない). Kanji 取 take. Read as とり. 返 give back. Read as かえす. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists