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桃栗三年柿八年 【ももくりさんねんかきはちねん】

  1. [exp] 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
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Kanji in this word:

Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings
Peach トウ もも
Chestnut リツ, リ くり, おののく
Three サン, ゾウ み, み.つ, みっ.つ
Year, Counter For Years ネン とし
Persimmon かき
Eight, Eight Radical (no. 12) ハチ や, や.つ, やっ.つ, よう