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    3. 九層の台は累土より起こる

    九層の台は累土より起こる

    九きゅう層そうの​台うてなは​累るい土どよ​り​起おこ​る​

    many a little makes a mickle

    NTVerbLiteratureKanji Vocab56 strokes

    きゅうそうのうてなはるいどよりおこる

    Verb

    1.
    many a little makes a mickle, every little helps, the tower of nine storeys (stories) rose from a small heap of earth
    proverbrare term

    Stroke 0 / 56

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    Characters that make up this word

    九
    ここの・ここの.つ…(6)
    nine
    Kanji
    層
    stratum・social class・layer・story・floor
    Kanji
    台
    うてな・われ・つかさ…(2)
    pedestal・a stand・counter for machines and vehicles
    Kanji
    累
    accumulate・involvement・trouble・tie up・continually
    Kanji
    土
    つち…(5)
    soil・earth・ground・Turkey
    Kanji
    起
    お.きる・お.こる・お.こす・おこ.す・た.つ…(1)
    rouse・wake up・get up
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    よ
    yo
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
    こ
    ko
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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    • こ
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