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取り返しのつかない (とりかえしのつかない) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, i-adjective
irreversible ; cannot be undone ; irreparable
Used for situations, mistakes, or damage that cannot be fixed or taken back. Often carries a sense of finality or regret. The alternative form 取り返しがつかない is also common.
See also: 取り返しがつかない
This mistake led to irreversible consequences.
Written forms 取と り 返かえ しのつかない
Standard kanji spelling for this fixed expression.
取とり 返かえ しのつかない
Variant with the simplified kanji form 取返し; less common but still encountered.
Etymology Fixed expression from 取り返し (noun form of 取り返す, 'to get back') + の (possessive particle) + つかない (negative potential of 付く, 'to be attached/restored'), literally 'cannot be gotten back'.