おとこ
 
まつ
おんな
 
ふじ

expression

Proverb.
  1. men are the strong base to which women cling, men are pine trees, women are wisteria vines.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
おとこ
 
まつ
おんな
 
ふじ
男は松女は藤 おとこはまつおんなはふじ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

male
おとこ ダン ナン (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)
pine tree
まつ ショウ ま (4th, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
public, prince, official
コウ おおやけ ク (2nd, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
wisteria
ふじ トウ ぞう (11th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
rising water
トウ わ.く (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
water radical variant (no. 85)
スイ