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
Meanings
- Expression 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
Kanji
- 落 fall. Read as ラク.
- 花 flower
- 枝 branch. Read as えだ.
- 帰 return. Read as かえる.
- 破 break
- 鏡 mirror. Read as キョウ.
- 再 again. Read as ふたたび.
- 照 illuminate. Read as てらす.