Results, 桃栗三年柿八年

桃栗三年柿八年【ももくりさんねんかきはちねんmomokurisannenkakihachinen】

expression:

  • 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 [literal] - proverb

Kanji definition:

桃
常用中学校JLPTN1

トウTOU・ももmomo

peach

Strokes:
10
Radical:
木 tree
SKIP:
1-4-6
UTF:
6843
JIS208:
37-77
Nanori:
みmi・ものmono
Hangul:
도 [do]
Pinyin:
táo
Stroke order:
Example words:
桃【ももmomo】
peach (Prunus persica)
桃色【ももいろmomoiro】
pink (colour, color); colour of peach (flowers)
扁桃摘出術【へんとうてきしゅつじゅつhentoutekishutsujutsu】
tonsillectomy
桃の節句【もものせっくmomonosekku】
dolls festival (March 3rd); peach festival
桃源郷【とうげんきょうtougenkyou】
Arcady; Eden; Shangri-la
栗
人名用JLPTN1

リツRITSU・リRI・くりkuri・おののくononoku

chestnut

Strokes:
10
Radical:
木 tree
SKIP:
2-6-4
UTF:
6817
JIS208:
23-10
Nanori:
くるkuru・りっri
Hangul:
률 [ryul]
Pinyin:
lì
Stroke order:
Example words:
ヨーロッパ栗【ヨーロッパぐりYOOROPPAguri】
European chestnut
割り栗【わりぐりwariguri】
rubble; broken stone
甘栗【あまぐりamaguri】
broiled sweet chestnuts
栗毛【くりげkurige】
chestnut (horse coat color)
団栗の背比べ【どんぐりのせいくらべdongurinoseikurabe】
having no outstanding characteristics; all seeming about the same; bragging competition concerning matters of little importance; pissing contest; height comparison among acorns
三
常用１年JLPTN5

サンSAN・ゾウZOU・みmi・みつmi.tsu・みっつmi.tsu

three

➜
弎
Strokes:
3
Radical:
一 one
SKIP:
2-1-2
UTF:
4e09
JIS208:
27-16
Nanori:
かka・さsa・さいsai・さえsae・さぶsabu・ざza・ざえzae・ざぶzabu・そうsou・ぞzo・ただtada・みつmitsu・みんmin・もmo・やya
Hangul:
삼 [sam]
Pinyin:
sān
Stroke order:
Example words:
三【さんsan】
three; / tri-
三月【さんがつsangatsu】
March
三十【さんじゅうsanjuu】
thirty
十三【じゅうさんjuusan】
thirteen; 13; / king (playing card)
三人【さんにんsannin】
three people
年
常用１年JLPTN5

ネンNEN・としtoshi

year; counter for years

➜
秊
Strokes:
6
Radical:
干 dry
SKIP:
4-6-3
UTF:
5e74
JIS208:
39-15
Nanori:
ねne
Hangul:
년 [nyeon]
Pinyin:
nián
Stroke order:
Example words:
来年【らいねんrainen】
next year
今年【ことしkotoshi】
this year
年間【ねんかんnenkan】
(period of) a year; / during an era
前年【ぜんねんzennen】
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
昨年【さくねんsakunen】
last year
柿
常用中学校

シSHI・かきkaki

persimmon

➜
柹
Strokes:
9
Radical:
木 tree
SKIP:
1-4-5
UTF:
67ff
JIS208:
19-33
Hangul:
시 [si]
Pinyin:
shì
Stroke order:
Example words:
柿【かきkaki】
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
渋柿【しぶがきshibugaki】
astringent persimmon
熟柿【じゅくしjukushi】
ripe persimmon
樽柿【たるがきtarugaki】
persimmons mellowed in a sake cask
熟柿主義【じゅくししゅぎjukushishugi】
laying low, awaiting one's chance
八
常用１年JLPTN5

ハチHACHI・やya・やつya.tsu・やっつya.tsu・ようyou

eight; eight radical (no. 12)

Strokes:
2
Radical:
八ハ eight
SKIP:
1-1-1
UTF:
516b
JIS208:
40-12
Nanori:
なna・はha・はっha・はつhatsu・やちyachi・やつyatsu
Hangul:
팔 [pal]
Pinyin:
bā / bá
Stroke order:
Example words:
八【はちhachi】
eight
八月【はちがつhachigatsu】
August
十八【じゅうはちjuuhachi】
18; eighteen
八十【はちじゅうhachijuu】
eighty
三十八度線【さんじゅうはちどせんsanjuuhachidosen】
the Thirty-eighth Parallel

Kanji

桃

トウTOU・ももmomo

peach

栗

リツRITSU・リRI・くりkuri・おののくononoku

chestnut


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