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    3. 雨垂れ石を穿つ

    雨垂れ石を穿つ

    雨あま垂だれ​石いしを​穿うがつ​

    slow but steady wins the race

    NTVerbCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab37 strokes

    あまだれいしをうがつ

    Verb

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

    Stroke 0 / 36

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    Characters that make up this word

    雨
    あめ・あま-・-さめ…(1)
    rain
    Kanji
    垂
    た.れる・た.らす・た.れ・-た.れ・なんなんと.す…(3)
    droop・suspend・hang・slouch
    Kanji
    石
    いし…(9)
    stone
    Kanji
    穿
    うが.つ・は.く…(1)
    put on (to the feet)・dig・pierce・drill
    Kanji
    れ
    re
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
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