せん
千
じょう
丈
　
の
つつみ
堤
　
も
あり
蟻
　
の
いっ
一
けつ
穴
　
よ
　
り
くず
崩
　
れ
　
る

expression

Proverb.
  1. a small leak will sink a great ship.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せん
千
じょう
丈
　
の
つつみ
堤
　
も
あり
蟻
　
の
いっ
一
けつ
穴
　
よ
　
り
くず
崩
　
れ
　
る
 千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より崩れる せんじょうのつつみもありのいっけつよりくずれる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

thousand
セン　ち　かず (1st, N5)
length, ten shaku, measure
ジョウ　たけ　とも (7th)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
dike, bank, embankment
テイ　つつみ (7th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
just so, this, right
ゼ　これ　シ (7th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
head, counter for animals
ヒキ　ショ　ソ (Kentei Pre-1)
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)
ant
あり　ギ (Kentei Pre-1)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
righteousness, justice, morality
ギ　よし　ただし (5th, N1)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
ego, I, selfish
わが-　われ　わ (6th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
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)
crumble, die, demolish
くず.れる　ホウ (8th, N1)
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
companion, friend
ホウ　とも (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)