は
破
きょう
鏡
ふたた
再
　
び
て
照
　
ら
　
さ
　
ず

expression

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
は
破
きょう
鏡
ふたた
再
　
び
て
照
　
ら
　
さ
　
ず
 破鏡再び照らさず はきょうふたたびてらさず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

rend, rip, tear
ハ　やぶ.る　わ.れる (5th, N3)
stone
いし　セキ　シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
pelt, skin, hide
かわ　ヒ (3rd, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
mirror, speculum, barrel-head
かがみ　キョウ　かが (4th, N1)
gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide
end, finally
キョウ　ケイ　おわ.る (Kentei 1)
sound, noise
おと　オン　ね (1st, N4)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
again, twice, second time
サイ　ふたた.び　サ (5th, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
red, tan
ゼン　ネン　あや.うい (Kentei 1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
illuminate, shine, compare
て.る　ショウ　てる (4th, N2)
shining, bright
ショウ　あき　あきら (3rd, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
seduce, call, send for
ショウ　め.す (7th, N2)
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ