Vocabulary

What does 去る者は日々に疎し (さるものはひびにうとし) mean?

去る者は日々に疎し (さるものはひびにうとし) means those who leave gradually fade from our lives (lit. the one who departs grows distant day by day).

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Readingさるものはひびにうとし
さるものはひびにうとし
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those who leave gradually fade from our lives (lit. the one who departs grows distant day by day)

Example sentences

  • Out of sight, out of mind: I gradually stopped contacting the colleague who changed jobs.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.