Vocabulary
What does 石の上にも三年 (いしのうえにもさんねん) mean?
石の上にも三年 (いしのうえにもさんねん) means perseverance prevails; enduring hardship patiently to the end will surely bear fruit (lit. three years even on a cold stone).
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石の上にも三年いしのうえにもさんねん
TOPICS
perseverance prevails; enduring hardship patiently to the end will surely bear fruit (lit. three years even on a cold stone)
Example sentences
石の上にも三年というから、まずは今の職場で三年間頑張ってみよう。
As the proverb says, three years even on a cold stone—let’s try doing our best at our current workplace for three years first.