蟻の穴から堤も崩れる

ありのあなからつつみもくずれる

Meanings

1. Expression, Ichidan verb a small leak will sink a great ship

Kanji

• 蟻 ant. Read as あり.
• 穴 hole. Read as あな.
• 堤 embankment. Read as つつみ.
• 崩 collapse. Read as くずれる.

Word lists

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