桃栗三年柿八年

桃もも栗くり三さん年ねん柿かき八はち年ねん

Meanings

Expression

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 (Proverb)

Kanji used

桃peach 栗chestnut 三three 年year 柿persimmon 八eight

Composed of

桃もも

peach (Prunus persica)

Noun

栗くり

Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

Noun

三さん年ねん

three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)

Noun

柿かき

kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

Noun

八はち

eight; 8

Numeric

年ねん

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

Noun