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儚い
果敢無い
rarely-used kanji form
果無い
rarely-used kanji form
Readings

hakanai
English
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
Usually written using kana alone
fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain

I-adjective (keiyoushi)
Usually written using kana alone
empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future はかない
is [x]
はかなくない
is not [x]
Past はかなかった
was [x]
はかなくなかった
was not [x]
Te-form, Continuative はかなくて
is [x] and...
はかなくなくて
is not [x] and...
Kanjis
ON: ボウ, モウ KUN: はかな.い, くら.い
fleeting, fickle

Stroke: 15 SKIP: 1-2-13 FC: 2522.2


ON: KUN: は.たす, はた.す, -は.たす, は.てる, -は.てる, は.て
fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed

Stroke: 8 Grade: 4 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 4-8-1 FC: 6090.0


ON: カン KUN: あ.えて, あ.えない, あ.えず
daring, brave, bold, sad, tragic, pitiful

Stroke: 12 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-8-4 FC: 1814.4


ON: ム, ブ KUN: な.い
nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

Stroke: 12 Grade: 4 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 2-2-10 FC: 8033.3


Phrases
人生は儚いよ、と人は言う。
Parts: 人生 (じんせい) 儚い (はかない) (ひと) 言う (いう)
People say that life is short.