A proverb meaning that repeatedly reading a book (often said 'a hundred times') will naturally make its meaning clear; used to encourage perseverance in study.
先生は難しい漢文を勉強する生徒に『読書百遍意自ずから通ず』と言って励ました。
The teacher encouraged the students studying difficult classical Chinese by saying, 'Read a book a hundred times and its meaning will naturally become clear.'
このことわざは現代でも伝統的な学習法を示す言葉として引用されることがある。
This proverb is sometimes cited even today as a phrase representing traditional study methods.