Definition of ちりも積もれば山となる (ちりもつもればやまとなる)

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ちりも積もれば山となる

ちりもつもればやまとなる

chirimotsumorebayamatonaru

expression
many a little makes a mickle, every little helps, even dust becomes a mountain if piled together(proverb)
Other readings:
塵も積もれば山となる【ちりもつもればやまとなる】
塵も積もれば山と成る【ちりもつもればやまとなる】
Related Kanji
volume, product (x*y), acreage, contents, pile up, stack, load, amass
mountain
dust, trash, garbage
turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach