“Short-lived” in Japanese
Short answer
Short-lived in Japanese is “儚い” (hakanai). Full meaning: fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain; empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility).
Other ways to say “Short-lived” in Japanese
短命
tanmei short life, short lived
果敢ない
hakanai fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain; empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)
はかない
hakanai fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain; empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)
一時的
ichijiteki temporary, transitory, short-lived
はかな
hakana fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain; empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)
儚
hakana fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain; empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)
儚さ
hakanasa fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain; empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)
儚え
hakanei fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain; empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)
儚く
hakanaku fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain; empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)
儚う
hakanou fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain; empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)
果敢な
hakana fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain; empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)
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