Word Meaning 涓滴岩を穿つ

けんてきいわをうがつ kentekiiwa o ugatsu

涓滴岩を穿つ is read as けんてきいわをうがつ (kentekiiwa o ugatsu) and means slow but steady wins the race.

Meaning

English

  1. slow but steady wins the race
  2. constant effort will result in success
  3. constant dripping wears away a stone

Reading

Kana

けんてきいわをうがつ

Romaji

kentekiiwa o ugatsu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 45 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

点滴穿石

てんてきせんせき

constant dripping wears away the stone

岩塩

いわしお

halite

いわ

anchor

水滴

すいてき

drop of water

しずく

drop (e.g. of water)

一滴

いってき

one drop (of fluid)

砂岩

さがん

sandstone

岩屋

いわや

cavern

岩礁

がんしょう

reef

岩間

いわま

among rocks

岩山

いわやま

rocky mountain

一枚岩

いちまいいわ

monolith