月に叢雲花に風

Japanese

Kanji in this term
月	叢	雲	花	風
つき Grade: 1	むら Jinmeiyō	くも Grade: 2	はな Grade: 1	かぜ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Literally "clouds over the moon, winds over flowers" or "the moon covered by clouds, flowers scattered by winds".

Proverb

月(つき)に叢(むら)雲(くも)花(はな)に風(かぜ) • (tsuki ni murakumo hana ni kaze) 

1. Good things don't last forever. Roses have thorns.