千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より

せんじょうのつつみもありのいっけつより

Meanings

  • Expression

    1. A little leak will sink a great ship.

      idiomatic

Word informations

  • Common word: no
  • JLPT Level: None

Kanji

千thousand
丈length, 10feet, measure, Mr., Ms., height, stature, all (one has), only, that's all, merely
堤dike, bank, embankment
蟻ant
一one, one radical (no.1)
穴hole, aperture, slit, cave, den

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