"はかない" meaning in All languages combined

See はかない on Wiktionary

Adjective [日本語]

IPA: [ha̠ka̠na̠i] Forms: 儚い [kanji], 果敢無い [kanji], 果無い [kanji]
  1. 長く続かない。もろく、かぼそい。
    Sense id: ja-はかない-ja-adj-IB2uRqI8
  2. かないそうにない。不確かな。
    Sense id: ja-はかない-ja-adj-kcZOb8EG
  3. むなしい、無意味な、徒労の。
    Sense id: ja-はかない-ja-adj-TxcdwDDP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: はかなさ, はかなげ, はかなくなる Related terms: かぼそい, もろい Translations: fleeting (英語)

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
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      "word": "はかなさ"
    },
    {
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      "word": "はかなくなる"
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    "古典日本語「はかなし」 < 「はか」(果) + 「なし」(無し)"
  ],
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    {
      "form": "儚い",
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    },
    {
      "form": "果敢無い",
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        "kanji"
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    },
    {
      "form": "果無い",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "word": "かぼそい"
    },
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      "word": "もろい"
    }
  ],
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              48,
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            ]
          ],
          "ref": "(太宰治 『猿面冠者』)",
          "text": "毎夜、毎夜、傑作の幻影が彼のうすつぺらな胸を騷がせては呉れるのであつたが、書かうとすれば、みんなはかなく消えうせた。"
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      ],
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      ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "宝くじにはかない夢を託す。"
        }
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        "かないそうにない。不確かな。"
      ],
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          "ref": "(寺田寅彦 『凩』)",
          "text": "凡そ何がはかないと云っても、浮世の人の胸の奥底に潜んだまま長い長い年月を重ねて終にその人の冷たい亡骸と共に葬られてしまって、かつて光にふれずに消えてしまう希望程はかないものがあろうか。"
        }
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        "むなしい、無意味な、徒労の。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-はかない-ja-adj-TxcdwDDP"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ha̠ka̠na̠i]"
    },
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      "form": "はかない",
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        "京阪式"
      ],
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        "Atamadaka"
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    }
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "はかなさ"
    },
    {
      "word": "はかなげ"
    },
    {
      "word": "はかなくなる"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "古典日本語「はかなし」 < 「はか」(果) + 「なし」(無し)"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "儚い",
      "tags": [
        "kanji"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "果敢無い",
      "tags": [
        "kanji"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "果無い",
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        "kanji"
      ]
    }
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          ],
          "ref": "(太宰治 『猿面冠者』)",
          "text": "毎夜、毎夜、傑作の幻影が彼のうすつぺらな胸を騷がせては呉れるのであつたが、書かうとすれば、みんなはかなく消えうせた。"
        }
      ],
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        "長く続かない。もろく、かぼそい。"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "宝くじにはかない夢を託す。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "かないそうにない。不確かな。"
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
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            [
              4,
              8
            ],
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              84
            ],
            [
              80,
              91
            ]
          ],
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          "text": "凡そ何がはかないと云っても、浮世の人の胸の奥底に潜んだまま長い長い年月を重ねて終にその人の冷たい亡骸と共に葬られてしまって、かつて光にふれずに消えてしまう希望程はかないものがあろうか。"
        }
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        "むなしい、無意味な、徒労の。"
      ]
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        "Nakadaka"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ha̠ka̠na̠i]"
    },
    {
      "form": "はかない",
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        "京阪式"
      ],
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        "Atamadaka"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "fleeting"
    }
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  "word": "はかない"
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