- 儚む
- はかなむ【儚む】despair 《of the world》; lose all hopes 《of life》; despond 《of the future》; become pessimistic.
●世をはかなむ grow weary [sick] of the world; be tired of life
・世をはかなんで自殺する kill oneself [commit suicide] in despair [out of sheer pessimism]
・世を厭(いと)い, 身をはかなむ be disgusted with the world and all it contains.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.