読どく書しょ百ひゃっ遍ぺん

expression

repeated reading makes the meaning clear

A yojijukugo proverb meaning that reading a difficult text many times will eventually lead to understanding. Often used as encouragement to persevere with study.

• 読どく書しょ百ひゃっ遍ぺん、意い味み自おのずから通つうず。

  Read a book a hundred times, and its meaning will naturally become clear.

• 難むずかしい古こ典てんも読どく書しょ百ひゃっ遍ぺんで理り解かいできるようになる。

  Even difficult classics can be understood through repeated reading.