みず
水
　
の
なが
流
　
れ
　
と
ひと
人
　
の
ゆくえ
行方

expression

Proverb.
  1. life is unpredictable, the flow of water and where people are headed (are equally unpredictable).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
みず
水
　
の
なが
流
　
れ
　
と
ひと
人
　
の
ゆくえ
行方
 水の流れと人の行方 みずのながれとひとのゆくえ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

water
みず　スイ　み (1st, N5)
current, a sink, flow
リュウ　なが.れる　ながれ (3rd, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
a cup with pendants, a pennant, wild
inverted child
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ　セン　か (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
going, journey, carry out
い.く　コウ　おこな.う (2nd, N5)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
to take small steps, Korean place name
チョク　たたず.む
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, N1)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)