花より団子

はなよりだんご

Meanings

1. Expression function over aesthetics (literally: dumplings over flowers)

Kanji

• 花 flower. Read as はな.
• 団 group. Read as ダン.
• 子 child. Read as こ.

Example sentences

• 花より団子。
  A loaf of bread is better than the songs of birds.

Word lists

• Idioms

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