Word Meaning 塵も積もれば山となる

ちりもつもればやまとなる chiri mo tsumorebayamatonaru

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

Meaning

English

  1. many a little makes a mickle
  2. every little helps
  3. even dust becomes a mountain if piled together

Reading

Kana

ちりもつもればやまとなる

Romaji

chiri mo tsumorebayamatonaru

Writing Variants

  • ちりも積もれば山となる ちりもつもればやまとなる chirimotsumorebayamatonaru
  • 塵も積もれば山と成る ちりもつもればやまとなる chiri mo tsumorebayama to naru

Stroke Sequence

10 Characters • 53 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 149731 Priority X

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

火山塵

かざんじん

volcanic dust

ちり

dust

積もる

つもる

to estimate

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)

降り積もる

ふりつもる

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

Example Sentences

2

Many a little makes a mickle.

Many a little makes a mickle.