Word Meaning 雨垂れ石を穿つ

あまだれいしをうがつ amadareishi o ugatsu

雨垂れ石を穿つ is read as あまだれいしをうがつ (amadareishi o ugatsu) and means slow but steady wins the race.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

あまだれいしをうがつ

Romaji

amadareishi o ugatsu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 155742 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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雨垂れ石

あまだれいし

dripstone

雨垂れ

あまだれ

raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.)

雨落ち石

あまおちいし

dripstone

雨垂れ落ち

あまだれおち

place where raindrops fall from the eaves

横板に雨垂れ

よこいたにあまだれ

halting speech

点滴穿石

てんてきせんせき

constant dripping wears away the stone

雨期

うき

rainy season

雨脚

あまあし

passing shower

雨

あめ

rain

雨水

あまみず

"rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)

雨天

うてん

rainy weather

雨戸

あまど

sliding storm shutter

Example Sentences

雨垂れ石を穿つ。

あまだれいしをうがつ。

Dripping water drills through stone.

雨垂れ石を穿つ。

Constant dripping wears away a stone.