どく
読
しょ
書
ひゃっ
百
ぺん
遍
い
意
おの
自
　
ず
　
か
　
ら
つう
通
　
ず

expression

Proverb.
  1. repeated reading makes the meaning clear, read a difficult book a hundred times.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
どく
読
しょ
書
ひゃっ
百
ぺん
遍
い
意
おの
自
　
ず
　
か
　
ら
つう
通
　
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 読書百遍意自ずから通ず どくしょひゃっぺんいおのずからつうず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

read
よ.む　ドク　よみ (2nd, N5)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
sell
う.る　バイ　うり (2nd, N4)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ　さむらい　お (4th, N1)
a net, net-like, radical 122
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
write
か.く　ショ　-がき (2nd, N5)
brush, finally, self
イチ　イツ　ふで (Kentei 1)
pen radical
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
hundred
ヒャク　ひゃっ　お (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
white
しろ　ハク　しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
everywhere, times, widely
ヘン　あまね.く (9th, N1)
level, small
ヘン　ひらたい (Kentei 1)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と　コ　へ (2nd, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
tome, counter for books, volume
サツ　サク　ふみ (6th, N2)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
idea, mind, heart
イ　もと　よし (3rd, N4)
sound, noise
おと　オン　ね (1st, N4)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
traffic, pass through, avenue
ツウ　とお.る　かよ.う (2nd, N4)
road with walls on both sides
ヨウ (Kentei 1)
ma
utilize, business, service
ヨウ　もち.いる　たから (2nd, N4)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ