あり
蟻
　
の
あな
穴
　
か
　
ら
つつみ
堤
　
も
くず
崩
　
れ
　
る

expression

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
あり
蟻
　
の
あな
穴
　
か
　
ら
つつみ
堤
　
も
くず
崩
　
れ
　
る
 蟻の穴から堤も崩れる ありのあなからつつみもくずれる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)
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)
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)
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)