Word Meaning 花は桜木、人は武士

はなはさくらぎひとはぶし hanahasakuragihitohabushi

花は桜木、人は武士 is read as はなはさくらぎひとはぶし (hanahasakuragihitohabushi) and means the best flowers are the cherry blossoms, the best individuals are the samurai.

Meaning

English

  1. the best flowers are the cherry blossoms, the best individuals are the samurai
  2. as the cherry blossom is first among flowers, so is the warrior first among men

Reading

Kana

はなはさくらぎひとはぶし

Romaji

hanahasakuragihitohabushi

Writing Variants

  • 花は桜木人は武士 はなはさくらぎひとはぶし hana ha sakuragihito ha bushi

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 40 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Proverb Rank 48548 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

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花衝羽根空木

はなつくばねうつぎ

glossy abelia (Abelia grandiflora)

花を欺く美人

はなをあざむくびじん

woman as pretty as a flower

武士

ぶし

samurai

人間同士

にんげんどうし

mankind

人士

じんし

people

野武士

のぶし

hermit

都人士

とじんし

city dweller

武士

もののふ

warrior

木造建築士

もくぞうけんちくし

registered architect with a license for wood construction

武富士

たけふじ

Takefuji Corporation

桜花

おうか

cherry blossom

武士道

ぶしどう

Bushido