- 光陰
- こういん
time
Father Time* * *こういん【光陰】¶ → 光陰矢の如し* * *こういん【光陰】time.●光陰矢のごとし. Time flies.
・まったく光陰は矢のごとしだね. How time flies [does fly]! | Time does rush by, doesn't it!
・一寸の光陰軽んずべからず. Make good use of every minute. | Don't waste a second.
・光陰一度去ってまた還(かえ)らず. Time once lost is lost for ever. | Lost time [The past] can never be recovered.
・光陰人を待たず. Time and tide wait for no man.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.