Word Meaning 千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より崩れる

せんじょうのつつみもありのいっけつよりくずれる senjou no tsutsumi mo ari no ikketsuyorikuzureru

千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より崩れる is read as せんじょうのつつみもありのいっけつよりくずれる (senjou no tsutsumi mo ari no ikketsuyorikuzureru) and means a small leak will sink a great ship.

Meaning

English

a small leak will sink a great ship

Reading

Kana

せんじょうのつつみもありのいっけつよりくずれる

Romaji

senjou no tsutsumi mo ari no ikketsuyorikuzureru

Stroke Sequence

14 Characters • 66 Total Strokes

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Related Vocabulary

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蟻の穴から堤も崩れる

ありのあなからつつみもくずれる

a small leak will sink a great ship

千載一遇

せんざいいちぐう

once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity)

千里の道も一歩から

せんりのみちもいっぽから

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

千里も一里

せんりもいちり

a journey of a thousand miles feels like only one mile (when going to see the one you love)

千慮一得

せんりょいっとく

even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea

千番に一番の兼合

せんばんにいちばんのかねあい

something so difficult that one doesn't know if there's even a 1 in 1000 chance of success

千慮一失

せんりょいっしつ

mere slip by someone who is usually very careful

千慮の一失

せんりょのいっしつ

the mistake of a wise man

千年一日

せんねんいちじつ

without intermission for many years

千一夜物語

せんいちやものがたり

One Thousand and One Nights

千夜一夜物語

せんやいちやものがたり

One Thousand and One Nights

一千

いっせん

1,000