Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 儚い(はかない) in Japanese

儚い, 果敢無い, 果敢ない, 果無い, 果ない, 果敢い
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
はかない
Romaji
hakanai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjective (keiyoushi)
    Meaning
    fleeting; transient; short-lived; momentary; ephemeral; fickle; vain
    Example sentence
    人生ははかないよ、とよく人は言う。 They often say that life is short.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
    Example sentence
    人生ははかないよ、とひとは言う。 People say that life is short.

Examples of 儚い, 果敢無い, 果敢ない, 果無い, 果ない, 果敢い, はかない in a sentence

Kanji in this word

敢 JLPT 1

12 strokes

daring, brave, bold

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi: あ.えて, あ.えない, あ.えず

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無 JLPT 2

12 strokes

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

On'Yomi: ム, ブ

Kun'Yomi: な.い

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果 JLPT 3

8 strokes

fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi: は.たす, はた.す, -は.たす, は.てる, -は.てる, は.て

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儚

15 strokes

fleeting, fickle

On'Yomi: ボウ, モウ

Kun'Yomi: はかな.い, くら.い

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