はかない
Meanings
Adjective (い)
Usually written in kana
1. fleeting; transient; short-lived; momentary; ephemeral; fickle; vain
Human life is short and fleeting.
2. empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
I had such a fleeting dream.
Pitch accent
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nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Examples (6 in total)
It's a faint hope.
Human life is fleeting.
Kindness is beautiful because it is fleeting.
I had such a fleeting dream.
They often say that life is short.
But the times and fate shattered those empty dreams of theirs.