千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より

Reading

Kana: せんじょうのつつみもありのいっけつより
Romaji: senjōnotsutsumimoarinoikketsuyori
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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A little leak will sink a great ship

Note: idiomatic expression

Kanji

Readings: セン、 ち
Meaning: thousand
Readings: ジョウ、 たけ、 だけ
Meanings: length, ten shaku, measure, Mr., Ms., height, stature, all (one has), only, that's all, merely
Readings: テイ、 つつみ
Meanings: dike, bank, embankment
Readings: ギ、 あり
Meaning: ant
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ケツ、 あな
Meanings: hole, aperture, slit, cave, den