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Japanese symbol for “irreparable”

Romaji: kaifukufukanou
non-recoverable; unrecoverable; irreparable; irreversible

In Japanese, irreparable is , read (kaifukufukanou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-na, n non-recoverable; unrecoverable; irreparable; irreversible; irretrievable

Kanji and stroke order

-times, round, game
on: カイ、エ
kun: まわ.る、-まわ.る、-まわ.り、まわ.す
6 strokes · JLPT 3
restore, return to, revert
on: フク
kun: また
12 strokes · JLPT 2
negative, non-, bad
on: フ、ブ
4 strokes · JLPT 3
can, passable, approval
on: カ、コク
kun: -べ.き、-べ.し
5 strokes · JLPT 2
ability, talent, skill
on: ノウ
kun: よ.く、あた.う
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “irreparable”

WordReadingMeaning
なおらない naoranaibeyond repair; irreparable
かいふくふのう kaifukufunouunrecoverable; irreversible; irreparable

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こんかい konkaithis time; now
かいふく kaifukurestoration; recovery; rehabilitation
ぜんかい zenkaiprevious time; last time; previous installment
かいとう kaitoureply; answer
かいしゅう kaishuucollection; recovery; withdrawal
かいてん kaitenrotation; revolution; turn
ふっかつ fukkatsurevival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return
ふっき fukkireturn; reversion; comeback
ふめい fumeiunclear; obscure; indistinct
かのう kanoupossible; potential; practicable
きのう kinoufunction; facility; faculty

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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