石いしの上うえにも三さん年ねん
Meanings
Expression
Noun
Proverb
1. perseverance prevails; (lit.) three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm)
Kanji used
stone
above
three
year
Composed of
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)