きゅうそううてなるいよりこる
Meanings
Expression
Obscure
Proverb
1. many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) the tower of nine storeys (stories) rose from a small heap of earth
from Tao Te Ching, also as 九層の台も累土より起こる
Kanji used
nine
layer
pedestal
successive
earth
to occur
Composed of
nine; 9
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
tower; stand; pedestal; calyx
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to occur; to happen