けん
涓
てき
滴
いわ
岩
　
を
うが
穿
　
つ

expression, Godan verb

Proverb.
  1. slow but steady wins the race, constant effort will result in success, constant dripping wears away a stone.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けん
涓
てき
滴
いわ
岩
　
を
うが
穿
　
つ
 涓滴岩を穿つ けんてきいわをうがつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

drop, pure
ケン (Kentei 1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
a small worm, to twist, to surround
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
drip, drop
しずく　テキ　したた.る (7th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
the stalk, the stem, the foot
テキ　チャク　セキ
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
old
コ　ふる.い　ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
boulder, rock, cliff
いわ　ガン (2nd, N2)
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
stone
いし　セキ　シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
put on (to the feet), dig, pierce
は.く　うが.つ　セン (Kentei Pre-1)
hole, aperture, slit
あな　ケツ　けな (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
tusk, fang, tusk radical (no. 92)
きば　ガ　ゲ (11th)