★石(いし)の上(うえ)にも三年(さんねん) [Japanese Proverb]

It literally means "three years on a stone."
If you keep sitting on a cold stone for three years, you will make a stone warm. It means that perseverance and patience will bring good results.

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★Let's use this proverb in the conversation!

A: 会社(かいしゃ)が嫌(きら)い。
I don't like my company.

B: なんで？
Why?

A: 上司(じょうし)がとても厳(きび)しいの。
My boss is extremely demanding.

B: 「石(いし)の上(うえ)にも三年(さんねん)」頑張(がんば)って。
It's "three years on a stone." Hang in there!

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