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桜切る馬鹿、梅切らぬ馬鹿
Readings
さくらきるばか、うめきらぬばか
sakurakirubakaumekiranubaka
English
Expression
Proverb
only an idiot prunes cherry trees and only an idiot does not prune plum trees

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ON: オウ, ヨウ KUN: さくら
cherry

Stroke: 10 Grade: 5 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-4-6 FC: 4294.4


ON: セツ, サイ KUN: き.る, -き.る, き.り, -き.り, -ぎ.り, き.れる, -き.れる, き.れ, -き.れ, -ぎ.れ
cut, cutoff, be sharp

Stroke: 4 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-2-2 FC: 4772.2


ON: KUN: うま, うま-, ま
horse

Stroke: 10 Grade: 2 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 3-6-4 FC: 7132.2


鹿 ON: ロク KUN: しか, か
deer

Stroke: 11 Grade: 4 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 3-3-8 FC: 0021.1


ON: バイ KUN: うめ
plum

Stroke: 10 Grade: 4 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-4-6 FC: 4895.5