栴檀は双葉より芳し

Reading

Kana: せんだんはふたばよりかんばし
Romaji: sendanhafutabayorikanbashi
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Romaji

Definition

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Genius displays itself even in childhood

Note: idiomatic expression

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 セン、 もみじ
Meanings: maple tree, colorful autumn foliage
Readings: ダン、 タン、 まゆみ
Meanings: cedar, sandlewood, spindle tree
Readings: ソウ、 ふた、 たぐい、 ならぶ、 ふたつ
Meanings: pair, set, comparison, counter for pairs
Readings: ヨウ、 は
Meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
Readings: ホウ、 かんば.しい
Meanings: perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant