飛花落葉

Reading

Kana: ひからくよう

Romaji: hikarakuyou

Definition

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Blossoms fall and leaves scatter; the evanescence (impermanence) of worldly things

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

飛

Readings: ヒ、 と.ぶ、 と.ばす、 -と.ばす

Meanings: fly, skip (pages), scatter

花

Readings: カ、 ケ、 はな

Meaning: flower

落

Readings: ラク、 お.ちる、 お.ち、 お.とす

Meanings: fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet

葉

Readings: ヨウ、 は

Meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece