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はかない is an exact match with one form of the following word:
はかない
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1. fleeting; transient; short-lived; momentary; ephemeral; fickle; vain  (often written with kana only)
2. empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 99,724 which gives a rank of 6,041
はかない is the most useful form. 6 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 79,000 (about 3,360,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
ひと
じんせい
人生
はかないもの
The life of a person is a transient thing.
じんせい
人生
はかないひと

People say that life is short.
じんせい
人生
はかないよく
ひと

They often say that life is short.
儚い
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Reading : はかない   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 95,000 (about 2,160,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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果無い
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Reading : はかない   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 172,000 (about 433,000 results)
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果敢い
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Reading : はかない   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 149,000 (about 560,000 results)
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果敢無い
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Reading : はかない   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 163,000 (about 475,000 results)
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果敢ない
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Reading : はかない   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 166,000 (about 460,000 results)
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果ない
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Reading : はかない   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 28,000 (about 21,700,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N1
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はかな fleeting, fickle   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ム   ゆめ dream   
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
cover; covered   
net
grass   
カ    result   はたす to carry out   は end, extremity   はてる to come to an end   
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デン   た rice field   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
ム   ブ   な not   
カン    daring   
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ぼく strike   
カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだ to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
ジ   みみ ear   
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