人の人生は、はかないものだ。
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English Translation
The life of a person is a transient thing.
Furigana
Romanji
Hito no jinsei wa, hakanai mono da.
Words
人
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
の
(の)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
人生
(じんせい)
(human) life (i.e. conception to death)
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
儚い
(はかない)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; momentary; ephemeral; fickle; vain; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
者
(もの、もん)
person
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative