華かを去さり実じつに就つく

expression, godan verb (-ku)

seek substance over show; discard the flower for the fruit

Idiomatic expression meaning to prioritize practical results or substance over superficial appearance or formality. Often used in contexts of pragmatism, simplicity, or focusing on what truly matters.

• 彼かれは華かを去さり実じつに就つく主しゅ義ぎで、無む駄だな装そう飾しょくを一いっ切さい省はぶいた。

  He follows the principle of seeking substance over show, eliminating all unnecessary decoration.

• この計けい画かくでは華かを去さり実じつに就つくことが求もとめられている。

  This plan calls for discarding the flower for the fruit—focusing on practical results.