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    3. ちりも積もれば山となる

    ちりも積もれば山となる

    ち​り​も​積つも​れ​ば​山やまと​な​る​

    many a little makes a mickle

    NTVerbDaily LifeNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab43 strokes

    塵も積もれば山となる塵も積もれば山と成る

    ちりもつもればやまとなる

    Verb

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

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    Characters that make up this word

    積
    つ.む・-づ.み・つ.もる・つ.もり…(6)
    volume・product (x*y)・acreage・contents・pile up…(3)
    Kanji
    山
    やま…(5)
    mountain
    Kanji
    ち
    chi
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    と
    to
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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