韋編三絶 いへんさんぜつ Meanings Noun, する verb repeated reading; close (careful) reading; careful perusal Kanji 韋 tanned leather radical (no. 178). Read as イ. 編 compile. Read as ヘン. 三 three. Read as サン. 絶 cut off. Read as ゼツ. Word lists Yojijukugo (四字熟語) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists