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    3. 涓滴岩を穿つ

    涓滴岩を穿つ

    涓けん滴てき岩いわを​穿うがつ​

    slow but steady wins the race

    NTVerbLiteratureKanji Vocab46 strokes

    けんてきいわをうがつ

    Verb

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

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    Characters that make up this word

    涓
    drop・pure
    Kanji
    滴
    しずく・したた.る…(1)
    drip・drop
    Kanji
    岩
    いわ…(1)
    boulder・rock・cliff
    Kanji
    穿
    うが.つ・は.く…(1)
    put on (to the feet)・dig・pierce・drill
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
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