儚
儚: fleeting
fleeting; transient
15 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 2 words here
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Kunはかない・くらい
儚い (はかない) describes things that vanish easily, like cherry blossoms or dreams; usually kana in daily text.
Key words
儚いはかないfleeting; transient
儚むはかなむto find fleeting
儚くなるはかなくなるto pass away (literary)
Example sentences
桜の花は、美しくも儚い命の象徴だと言われる。
Cherry blossoms are said to symbolize a life both beautiful and fleeting.
彼は世の無常を儚み、山奥の庵に隠れ住んだ。
Finding the world's impermanence fleeting, he lived in seclusion in a mountain hermitage.
病を得た姫君は、春を待たずに儚くなった。
The princess, having fallen ill, passed away without waiting for spring.