Word details
桃栗三年柿八年
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 桃栗三年柿八年.
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Entry
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Proverb
it often takes time for one's actions to bear fruit; planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years (to bear fruit), persimmons take eight
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
桃
peach
10 strokesFrequency 1,784JLPT N1Grade 8
On
トウ
Kun
もも
Nanori
みもの
栗
chestnut
10 strokesFrequency 1,550JLPT N1Grade 9
On
リツリ
Kun
くりおののく
Nanori
くるりっ
三
three
3 strokesFrequency 14JLPT N4Grade 1
On
サンゾウ
Kun
みみ.つみっ.つ
Nanori
かささいさえさぶざざえざぶそうぞただみつみんもや
年
year, counter for years
6 strokesFrequency 6JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ネン
Kun
とし
Nanori
ね
柿
persimmon
9 strokesFrequency 1,745Grade 8
On
シ
Kun
かき
八
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
2 strokesFrequency 92JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ハチハツ
Kun
やや.つやっ.つよう
Nanori
なははっやちやつ
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