おとこ
男
　
は
まつ
松
おんな
女
　
は
ふじ
藤

expression

Proverb.
  1. men are the strong base to which women cling, men are pine trees, women are wisteria vines.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
おとこ
男
　
は
まつ
松
おんな
女
　
は
ふじ
藤
 男は松女は藤 おとこはまつおんなはふじ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

male
おとこ　ダン　ナン (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)
pine tree
まつ　ショウ　ま (4th, N1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
public, prince, official
コウ　おおやけ　ク (2nd, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
wisteria
ふじ　トウ　ぞう (Late High School, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
rising water
トウ　わ.く (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
water radical variant (no. 85)
スイ