単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kana words#8,008 most used

はかない3

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

fleeting; transient

IN A SENTENCE

Life is but an empty dream.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

IN OTHER SENTENCES

Our love affair was as short-lived as a soap bubble.

from Tatoeba · tommy__san

MEANINGS

1

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

い-adjective

TANGOYA ASKS

2

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

い-adjective

DETAILS

Kindかな語, kana words

Frequency#8,008 most used

Writtenはかない、儚い

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium