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: 4	うめ Grade: 4	き Grade: 2	ば Grade: 2	か Grade: 4
kun'yomi		on'yomi	kun'yomi			on'yomi	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
櫻切る馬鹿梅切らぬ馬鹿 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 桜切る馬鹿梅切らぬ馬鹿 – see the following entry.

【桜伐さくらきる馬鹿梅伐ばかうめきらぬ馬鹿ばか】 [proverb] Cherry trees should not be pruned, but plum trees should. Although they may look similar upon first glance, each type of tree requires its own care procedures.

(This term, 桜切る馬鹿梅切らぬ馬鹿, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

• “桜切る馬鹿梅切らぬ馬鹿”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025