もも
桃
くり
栗
さん
三
ねん
年
かき
柿
はち
八
ねん
年

expression

Proverb.
  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.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
もも
桃
くり
栗
さん
三
ねん
年
かき
柿
はち
八
ねん
年
 桃栗三年柿八年 ももくりさんねんかきはちねん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

peach
もも　トウ　み (7th, N1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
portent, 10**12, trillion
チョウ　きざ.す (4th, N2)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)
chestnut
くり　リツ　リ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
variant of radical 146
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
year, counter for years
とし　ネン　ね (1st, N5)
persimmon
かき　シ (11th)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
market, city, town
シ　いち　い (2nd, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (11th)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)