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EntryCommonJLPT N1

  1. I-adjective (keiyoushi)

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

    Usually written using kana alone

    人生は儚いよ、と人は言う。
    People say that life is short.

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

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 果敢無い【はかない】、果無い【はかない】

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Characters in this word

1
儚
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fleeting, fickle

Kun
はかな.いくら.い
On
ボウモウ
Strokes
15
Radical
人 person

Built from

化買夕冖艾
Words starting with 儚Words ending in 儚Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
1-2-13SKIP code
2a13.7The Kanji Dictionary
2522.7Four corner code
511aUnicode hex code
1-49-19JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
550Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
320New Nelson (John Haig)
1236XMorohashi
meng2Pinyin reading
maengKorean reading