光陰矢のごとし | Japanese meaning

光陰矢のごとし【こういんやのごとし】

expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is shortproverb

Forms

光陰矢のごとし【こういんやのごとし】
光陰矢の如し【こういんやのごとし】
こういんやのごとし

Generated definitions (experimental)

time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short

This phrase reflects the idea that time passes quickly and is often used to remind people to make the most of their time.

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Time passes in the blink of an eye, so I have to cherish the present.

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As they say, time flies like an arrow, so we should enjoy life because it's short.

Generated collocations (experimental)

time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is shorttime passes swiftlythe lesson of time's swiftnessto cherish timethe phrase "time flies like an arrow"to enjoy the passing of timeto feel that time flies like an arrowthe sense that time fliesto be conscious that time fliesthe perspective that time is fleeting

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