うかうか三十きょろきょろ四十

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
さん
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じゅう
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じゅう
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on'yomi

Etymology

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Consisting of うかうか +‎ 三十 +‎ きょろきょろ +‎ 四十. Literally "muddle along at age of thirty, (then) restless at forty."

Proverb

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うかうか(さん)(じゅう)きょろきょろ()(じゅう) (ukauka sanjū kyorokyoro shijū

  1. (idiomatic) living a life without achieving anything great
    Synonym: 光陰矢の如し