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    3. 桜切る馬鹿、梅切らぬ馬鹿

    桜切る馬鹿、梅切らぬ馬鹿

    桜さくら切きる​馬ば鹿か、​梅うめ切きら​ぬ​馬ば鹿か

    only an idiot prunes cherry trees and only an idiot does not prune plum trees

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    桜切る馬鹿梅切らぬ馬鹿

    さくらきるばか、うめきらぬばか

    Expressions

    1.
    only an idiot prunes cherry trees and only an idiot does not prune plum trees
    proverb

    Characters that make up this word

    桜
    さくら…(4)
    cherry
    Kanji
    切
    き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り・-ぎ.り・き.れる…(9)
    cut・cutoff・be sharp
    Kanji
    馬
    うま・うま-・ま…(5)
    horse
    Kanji
    鹿
    しか・か…(2)
    deer
    Kanji
    梅
    うめ…(1)
    plum
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ぬ
    nu
    Kana
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    • 桜
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    • 梅
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