Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 桃栗三年柿八年(ももくりさんねんかきはちねん) in Japanese

桃栗三年柿八年
Kana Reading
ももくりさんねんかきはちねん
Romaji
momokurisannenkakihachinen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    it often takes time to bear the fruit of one's actions; planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years to bear fruit, persimmons take eight


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

10 strokes

peach tree

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: もも

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9 strokes

persimmon, shingle

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: かき, こけら

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JLPT 1

10 strokes

chestnut

On'Yomi: リツ, リ

Kun'Yomi: くり, おののく

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JLPT 5

2 strokes

eight, eight radical (no. 12)

On'Yomi: ハチ

Kun'Yomi: や, や.つ, やっ.つ, よう

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JLPT 5

3 strokes

three

On'Yomi: サン, ゾウ

Kun'Yomi: み, み.つ, みっ.つ

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JLPT 5

6 strokes

year, counter for years

On'Yomi: ネン

Kun'Yomi: とし

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