月に叢雲花に風

Japanese

Kanji in this term
月 叢 雲 花 風
つき
Grade: 1 		むら
Jinmeiyō 		くも
Grade: 2 		はな
Grade: 1 		かぜ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally "clouds over the moon, winds over flowers" or "the moon covered by clouds, flowers scattered by winds".

Proverb

月(つき)に叢(むら)雲(くも)花(はな)に風(かぜ) • (tsuki ni murakumo hana ni kaze) 

  1. Good things don't last forever. Roses have thorns.

References

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