てん
点
てき
滴
せん
穿
せき
石

expression

Messages.yoji.
  1. constant dripping wears away the stone, little strokes fell great oaks, limited strength, when persistently applied, can accomplish great feats.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てん
点
てき
滴
せん
穿
せき
石
 点滴穿石 てんてきせんせき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

spot, point, mark
テン　つ.ける　とも.す (2nd, N3)
fortune-telling, divining, forecasting
うらな.う　セン　し.める (7th, N2)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
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)
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)
stone
いし　セキ　シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)