雨降って地固まる
あめふってじかたまる
amefuttejikatamaru
JMdict entry #1172000
- expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Godan verb with 'ru' ending proverb adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger; the ground hardens after it rains
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Example sentences
雨降って地固まる。
ame fuxtsu te chi katamaru 。
Adversity strengthens the foundations.
いろいろトラブルもあったけど、雨降って地固まるってことになってほしいね。
iroiro toraburu mo axtsu ta kedo 、 ame fuxtsu te chi katamaru tte koto ni naxtsu te hoshii ne 。
We've been through a rough patch, but I hope it will have made us stronger.