桃栗三年柿八年 - Search Results | eevy Japanese Dictionary

momokurisannenkakihachinen

1. 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 — literal

Expression

#347751

さん

san

1. Mr.; Mrs.

2. politeness marker — explanation

★ Common

Modifier

#67

年ねん

nen

1. year

2. counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school)

3. period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

★ Common

Noun

#118

やる【遣る】

yaru

1. to do; to undertake

2. to send; to dispatch

+ 14 additional meanings

★ Common

Verb

#138

思おもい

omoi

1. thought

2. imagination; mind

+ 3 additional meanings

★ Common

Noun

#315

やつ【奴】

yatsu

1. fellow; guy

2. thing; object

3. he; she

★ Common

Noun

#450

身み

mi

1. one's body; one's person

2. oneself; one's appearance

+ 2 additional meanings

★ Common

Noun

#487

思おもう

omō

1. to think; to consider

2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)

+ 6 additional meanings

★ Common

Verb

#518

海うみ

umi

1. sea; ocean

★ Common

Noun

#565

三さん

san

1. three; 3

★ Common

Numeric

#673

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