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いしのうえにもさんねん
Meanings
Expression
Noun
Proverb
1. perseverance prevails;
(lit.)
three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm)
Alt. forms
石
いし
の
上
うえ
にも
三
さん
年
ねん
いしのうえにもさんねん
Composed of
いし
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
うえ
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
さんねん
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)