Definition of 光陰矢のごとし (こういんやのごとし)

こういん

光陰矢のごとし

こういんやのごとし

kouin-yanogotoshi

expression
time flies like an arrow, time and tide wait for no man, life is short(proverb)
Other readings:
光陰矢の如し【こういんやのごとし】
Related Kanji
ray, light
shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow
dart, arrow
likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal