What does 千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より崩れる mean in Japanese?

千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より崩れる (senjounotsutsumimoarinoikketsuyorikuzureru) means "a small leak will sink a great ship" in Japanese.

How do you read and pronounce 千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より崩れる?

千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より崩れる is read as "senjounotsutsumimoarinoikketsuyorikuzureru" in romaji. Practice pronunciation with the built-in audio trainer on Nihoner.

How do you use 千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より崩れる in a sentence?

Example: 毎朝千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より崩れるのが好きです。 Remove る and add ます (polite), て-form, or た (past).

What kanji are in 千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より崩れる?

千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より崩れる contains the kanji: 千 and 丈 and 堤 and 蟻 and 一 and 穴 and 崩. Each character's stroke order, readings, and meanings are broken down on this page.

千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より崩れる – Japanese Meaning, Romaji Reading & AI Pronunciation Practice

千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より崩れる

senjounotsutsumimoarinoikketsuyorikuzureru

a small leak will sink a great ship

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Kanji Breakdown

千

Thousand

On: せん Kun: ち

3 strokes N5

丈

Length, Ten Shaku, Measure, Mr., Ms., Height, Stature, All (one Has), Only, That's All, Merely

On: じょう Kun: たけ,だけ

3 strokes

堤

Dike, Bank, Embankment

On: てい Kun: つつみ

12 strokes N1

蟻

Ant

On: ぎ Kun: あり

19 strokes

一

One, One Radical (no.1)

On: いち,いつ Kun: ひと-,ひと.つ

1 strokes N5

穴

Hole, Aperture, Slit, Cave, Den

On: けつ Kun: あな

5 strokes N1

崩

Crumble, Die, Demolish, Level

On: ほう Kun: くず.れる,-くず.れ,くず.す

11 strokes N1

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千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より崩れる → 千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より崩れます → 千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より崩れて → 千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より崩れた

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