石が流れて木の葉が沈む

いしがながれてこのはがしずむ

Meanings

1. Expression, Godan verb there are exceptions to every rule (literally: rocks will flow and leaves will sink)

Kanji

• 石 stone. Read as いし.
• 流 flow. Read as ながれ.
• 木 tree
• 葉 leaf
• 沈 sink. Read as しずむ.

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