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儚い

果敢ない、 果敢無い、 果無い、 果ない、 果敢い

Reading

Kana: はかない
Romaji: hakanai
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Definitions

1

fleeting; transient; short-lived; momentary; ephemeral; fickle; vain

Note: word usually written using kana alone
2

empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: ボウ、 モウ、 はかな.い、 くら.い
Meanings: fleeting, fickle
Readings: カ、 は.たす、 はた.す、 -は.たす、 は.てる、 -は.てる、 は.て
Meanings: fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed
Readings: カン、 あ.えて、 あ.えない、 あ.えず
Meanings: daring, brave, bold, sad, tragic, pitiful
Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い
Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

Example Sentences

(ひと)人生(じんせい)は、はかないものだ。
➥The life of a person is a transient thing.
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人生(じんせい)ははかないよ、とひとは()う。
➥People say that life is short.
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(わたし)たちの(こい)は、しゃぼん(だま)のようにはかなかった。
➥Our love affair was as short-lived as a soap-bubble.
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人生(じんせい)は、はかない(ゆめ)にすぎない。
➥Life is but an empty dream.
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人生(じんせい)ははかないよ、とよく(ひと)()う。
➥They often say that life is short.
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