Word Meaning 浮世は夢

うきよはゆめ ukiyo ha yume

浮世は夢 is read as うきよはゆめ (ukiyo ha yume) and means life is but a dream.

Meaning

English

life is but a dream
this too shall pass
everything is transient

Reading

Kana

うきよはゆめ

Romaji

ukiyo ha yume

Writing Variants

浮き世は夢 うきよはゆめ ukiyo ha yume

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 129662 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

浮世

うきよ

(the world of the) red light districts

浮世絵

うきよえ

ukiyo-e

浮世草子

うきよぞうし

ukiyo-zōshi

浮世の習い

うきよのならい

the way of the world

浮世絵師

うきよえし

ukiyo-e artist

浮世離れ

うきよばなれ

otherworldliness

浮世風呂

うきよぶろ

The Bathhouse of the Floating World (humorous book by Shikitei Sanba)

日本浮世絵協会

にっぽんうきよえきょうかい

Japan Ukiyo-e Society

仮の浮世

かりのうきよ

this transient world

浮気

うわき

extramarital sex

浮き浮き

うきうき

cheerfully

浮かべる

うかべる

to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.)