石の上にも三年

いしのうえにもさんねん

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun perseverance prevails (literally: three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm))

Kanji

• 石 stone. Read as いし.
• 上 up. Read as うえ.
• 三 three. Read as サン.
• 年 year. Read as ネン.

Word lists

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