Vocab Info

N2 I-adjective

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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. I-adjective

      1.

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

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. I-adjective

      2.

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

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    儚い 【はかない】果敢無い 【はかない】果無い 【はかない】

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    • Pitch Accent

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    Examples

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      (はかな)(のぞ)みには期待(きたい)をするべきではない。

      One should not pin hopes on fleeting desires. {fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain, empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)}

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      意中(いちゅう)()転校(てんこう)してしまいました。(はかな)(こい)でした。

      The person I was interested in has transferred schools. It was a fleeting love. {fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain, empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)}

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      このウミガメは、(たまご)から孵化(ふか)した瞬間(しゅんかん)()んでしまう(はかな)(いのち)だった。

      This sea turtle had a fleeting life, dying the moment it hatched from the egg. {fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain, empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)}

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      一瞬(いっしゅん)出来事(できごと)()んでしまうという(てん)から(かんが)えると、人生(じんせい)(はかな)ものである。

      Considering that one can die in a momentary event, life is a fleeting thing. {fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain, empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)}

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      小説(しょうせつ):「どうやら(ぼく)はこの交通(こうつう)事故(じこ)()ぬらしい。あぁ、(はかな)人生(じんせい)だったなぁ…。」

      Novel: 'It seems that I will die in this traffic accident. Ah, what a fleeting life it has been...' {fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain, empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)}

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