桜切る馬鹿梅切らぬ馬鹿

Japanese
Kanji in this term
桜 切 馬 鹿 梅 切 馬 鹿
さくら
Grade: 5		 き
Grade: 2		 ば
Grade: 2		 か
Grade: S		 うめ
Grade: 4		 き
Grade: 2		 ば
Grade: 2		 か
Grade: S
kun’yomi jūbakoyomi kun’yomi jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling 桜伐る馬鹿梅伐らぬ馬鹿

Etymology

Literally “it is stupid to prune a cherry blossom tree and stupid not to prune a plum blossom tree.”

Proverb

桜切る馬鹿梅切らぬ馬鹿 (hiragana さくらきるばかうめきらぬばか, rōmaji sakura kiru baka ume kiranu baka)

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