か
華
　
を
さ
去
　
り
じつ
実
　
に
つ
就
　
く

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to seek results, not show, to discard the flower for the fruit.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
か
華
　
を
さ
去
　
り
じつ
実
　
に
つ
就
　
く
 華を去り実に就く かをさりじつにつく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

splendor, flower, petal
カ　はな　ケ (8th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
under, underneath, below
カ　ゲ　した
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
gone, past, quit
さ.る　コ　キョ (3rd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
reality, truth, seed
ジツ　み　みの.る (3rd, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
folded hands
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
concerning, settle, take position
シュウ　つ.く　ジュ (6th, N1)
capital, 10**16
キョウ　キン　ケイ (2nd, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
reasonable, just, natural
ユウ　もっと.も　とが.める (Kentei Pre-1)
crooked-big radical (no. 43)
オウ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)