栴檀は双葉より芳しい

Reading

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

Definition

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genius shows from childhood; the Japanese bead tree is fragrant from when a sprout

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