桜切る馬鹿、梅切らぬ馬鹿

さくらきるばか、うめきらぬばか

Meanings

1. Expression only an idiot prunes cherry trees and only an idiot does not prune plum trees

Kanji

• 桜 cherry. Read as さくら.
• 切 cut. Read as きる.
• 馬 horse
• 鹿 deer. Read as か.
• 梅 plum. Read as うめ.

Word lists

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Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists