さくら
桜
き
切
　
る
ば
馬
か
鹿
うめ
梅
き
切
　
ら
　
ぬ
ば
馬
か
鹿

expression

Proverb.
  1. prune your plum trees, but not your cherry trees.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さくら
桜
き
切
　
る
ば
馬
か
鹿
うめ
梅
き
切
　
ら
　
ぬ
ば
馬
か
鹿
 桜切る馬鹿梅切らぬ馬鹿 さくらきるばかうめきらぬばか

Contained Kanji Breakdown

cherry
さくら　オウ　ヨウ (5th, N1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
cut, cutoff, be sharp
き.る　セツ　サイ (2nd, N4)
seven
なな　シチ　なの (1st, N5)
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
horse
ま　バ　うま (2nd, N3)
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
deer
か　しか　ロク (11th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
ko
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
compare, race, ratio
ヒ　くら.べる　い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
plum
うめ　バイ (4th, N1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
every
マイ　ごと　つね (2nd, N5)
person(人) variant
do not, must not, be not
ブ　ム　はは (Kentei 1)