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石の上にも三年 ishi no ue ni mo sannen On a stone for three years

Three years, even on a stone.

On a stone for three years (石の上にも三年) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
On a stone for three years 石の上にも三年 ishi no ue ni mo sannen Vertical Block VB6C
On a stone for three years (石の上にも三年) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
On a stone for three years 石の上にも三年 ishi no ue ni mo sannen Vertical Cursive VC6B
On a stone for three years (石の上にも三年) in Jiun style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
On a stone for three years 石の上にも三年 ishi no ue ni mo sannen Vertical Jiun VD6B
On a stone for three years (石の上にも三年) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
On a stone for three years 石の上にも三年 ishi no ue ni mo sannen Vertical Semi-Cursive VS5C
On a stone for three years (石の上にも三年) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
On a stone for three years 石の上にも三年 ishi no ue ni mo sannen Vertical Semi-Cursive VS6C
On a stone for three years (石の上にも三年) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
On a stone for three years 石の上にも三年 ishi no ue ni mo sannen Horizontal Block HB5A
On a stone for three years (石の上にも三年) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
On a stone for three years 石の上にも三年 ishi no ue ni mo sannen Horizontal Cursive HC3A
On a stone for three years (石の上にも三年) in Jiun style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
On a stone for three years 石の上にも三年 ishi no ue ni mo sannen Horizontal Jiun HD3A
On a stone for three years (石の上にも三年) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
On a stone for three years 石の上にも三年 ishi no ue ni mo sannen Horizontal Semi-Cursive HS5A
On a stone for three years (石の上にも三年) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
On a stone for three years 石の上にも三年 ishi no ue ni mo sannen Horizontal Semi-Cursive HS5B
More about 石の上にも三年

石の上にも三年 names only the sitting and leaves the reward to the hearer. にも means even on, and the も grants that the stone is hard. 三年, three years, is less a count than the time it takes to settle into a new place or a new work. The sense is endurance repaid.

松江重頼's haikai handbook 毛吹草, with a preface of 1638, lists the proverb with its second half, 石のうへにも三年ゐればあたゝまる, sit three years even on a stone and it warms; the first dated sentence to quote it is 井原西鶴's of 1694, which calls it a saying of the people and tells merchants and craftsmen not to change the place they have settled.

We want you to be as happy with the meaning as you are with Master Takase's art. To learn more, visit Philology of 石の上にも三年.

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