Word Meaning ちりも積もれば山となる

ちりもつもればやまとなる chirimotsumorebayamatonaru

ちりも積もれば山となる is read as ちりもつもればやまとなる (chirimotsumorebayamatonaru) and means many a little makes a mickle.

Meaning

English

many a little makes a mickle
every little helps
even dust becomes a mountain if piled together

Reading

Kana

ちりもつもればやまとなる

Romaji

chirimotsumorebayamatonaru

Stroke Sequence

11 Characters • 43 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 92557 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

山積

さんせき

piling up

山積み

やまづみ

huge mound

難問山積

なんもんさんせき

mountain (pile) of difficult problems

積もる

つもる

to estimate

積み重ねる

つみかさねる

to pile up

見積もる

みつもる

to estimate

積み上げる

つみあげる

to acquire (e.g. experience)

積み立てる

つみたてる

to accumulate

積み重なる

つみかさなる

to pile up

降り積もる

ふりつもる

to fall and pile up (e.g. snow)

一山当てる

ひとやまあてる

to be right on target

山が当たる

やまがあたる

to have one's predictions turn out exactly right