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はかな

rarely used kanji formusually written using kana aloneい adjectiveadjective (generic)

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Meanings

  • fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain
  • empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)

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Example sentences

さくらはなはかないからこそうつくしい。

Cherry blossoms are beautiful precisely because they are fleeting.

ひといのちはかないものだとあらためてかんじた。

I was once again reminded that human life is transient.

はかないゆめつづけることに意味いみはあるのだろうか。

Is there meaning in continuing to chase an ephemeral dream?

彼女かのじょ笑顔えがおはあまりにもはかなく、すぐにえてしまった。

Her smile was all too fleeting, and it disappeared in an instant.

栄華えいがというものははかなく、どれほど繁栄はんえいした王朝おうちょうもいつかはほろびる運命うんめいにある。

Glory is fleeting; no matter how prosperous a dynasty may be, it is destined to fall someday.