うかうか三十きょろきょろ四十

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三	十	四	十
さん Grade: 1	じゅう Grade: 1	し Grade: 1	じゅう Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

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

うかうか三(さん)十(じゅう)きょろきょろ四(し)十(じゅう) • (ukauka sanjū kyorokyoro shijū) 

1. (idiomatic) living a life without achieving anything great

   Synonym: 光陰矢の如し