てん
天
たか
高
　
く
うま
馬
こ
肥
　
ゆ
　
る
あき
秋

expression

Proverb.
  1. autumn comes with harvest time and clear weather, autumn with the sky clear and blue, and horses growing stout.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てん
天
たか
高
　
く
うま
馬
こ
肥
　
ゆ
　
る
あき
秋
 天高く馬肥ゆる秋 てんたかくうまこゆるあき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

heavens, sky, imperial
テン　あま-　あも (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
tall, high, expensive
コウ　たか.い　た (2nd, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ　ケイ　まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
horse
ま　バ　うま (2nd, N3)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
fertilizer, get fat, fertile
こえ　ヒ　こ.える (5th, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
comma-design
ともえ　ハ　うずまき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
み　シ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)
autumn
あき　シュウ　とき (2nd, N4)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ　いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)