◆鶴の粟、蟻の塔　Tsuru no awa ari no tou.
  • 解釈：鶴が粟粒を一つずつ啄（ついば）み、蟻が砂を一粒ずつ運んで蟻塚を築くように、少しずつ積み重ね、徐々に蓄えること。
  • Literal：The foxtail millet of a crane, the tower of an ant.
  • Interpretation：It is putting little by little and storing gradually.
  • 類義：鶴の粟を拾う如し。
GLN 日本の諺・金言・名言　A proverb, a maxim, and a wise saying of Japan.