きゅう
九
そう
層
　
の
うてな
台
　
は
るい
累
ど
土
　
よ
　
り
お
起
　
こ
　
る

expression, Godan verb

Proverb, rare. From Tao Te Ching, also as 九層の台も累土より起こる.
  1. many a little makes a mickle, every little helps, the tower of nine stories (stories) rose from a small heap of earth.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きゅう
九
そう
層
　
の
うてな
台
　
は
るい
累
ど
土
　
よ
　
り
お
起
　
こ
　
る
 九層の台は累土より起こる きゅうそうのうてなはるいどよりおこる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

nine
キュウ　ク　ここの (1st, N5)
stratum, social class, layer
ソウ (6th, N2)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
formerly, once, before
ソ　ソウ　かつ (Late High School)
to divide
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
ダイ　うてな　われ (2nd, N4)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
accumulate, involvement, trouble
ルイ (Early High School, N1)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
rouse, wake up, get up
お.きる　キ　おこ.す (3rd, N4)
run
はし.る　ソウ　はしり (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)