はっ
 
げき
 
 
 
 
ごと
 

expression

Proverb.
  1. time flies, like watching a white horse run by through a gap in the wall (Zhuangzi).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はっ
 
げき
 
 
 
 
ごと
 
白駒の隙を過ぐるが如し はっくのげきをすぐるがごとし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
pony, horse, colt
こま ク (11th, N1)
horse
ま バ うま (2nd, N3)
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
phrase, clause, sentence
ク すく (5th, N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
crevice, fissure, discord
ひま すき ゲキ (11th)
place, left village radical - 2 stroke form (no. 170)
こざと
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
overdo, exceed, go beyond
カ よ.ぎる す.ぎる (5th, N3)
crooked mouth, evil, dishonest
カイ ケ クウ (Kentei 1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
likeness, like, such as
ごと.し ジョ ニョ (8th, N1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)