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はかなむ Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb
despair of ; see the vanity of
usually written using kana alone
Literary and somewhat old-fashioned; expresses a feeling of realizing the transience or emptiness of something and feeling disheartened. Often used with abstract nouns like 人生 (life) or 世の中 (the world).
い
て
、
すべて
を
はかなむ
よう
に
なっ
た
。
Growing old, he came to see the vanity of everything.
Written forms はかなむ Usage 69%
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms 儚む, 果敢なむ, 果敢無む are rare and may not be recognized by many readers.
儚はかな む Usage 31%
Rare kanji form; the character 儚 is not commonly used.
果は 敢か なむ
Rare kanji form; uses 果敢 (decisive) as ateji for はかな.
果敢無はかな む
Rare kanji form; uses 果敢無 as ateji for はかな.
Kanji 果 fruit, reward, carry out 無 nothingness, none, ain't Etymology Derived from the adjective 儚い (はかない, 'fleeting, transient') with the verb-forming suffix む, which often expresses becoming or feeling a certain way. The kanji forms are ateji and rarely used.
