Definition of 花は桜木、人は武士 (はなはさくらぎひとはぶし)

はなさくらぎひとぶし

花は桜木、人は武士

はなはさくらぎひとはぶし

hanahasakuragihitohabushi

View details for kanji: 花View details for kanji: 桜View details for kanji: 木View details for kanji: 人View details for kanji: 武View details for kanji: 士
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the best flowers are the cherry blossoms, the best individuals are the samurai, as the cherry blossom is first among flowers, so is the warrior first among men(proverb)
Other readings:
花は桜木人は武士【はなはさくらぎひとはぶし】
Related Kanji
花 flower
桜 cherry
木 tree, wood
人 person
武 warrior, military, chivalry, arms
士 gentleman, scholar, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)