韋
韋: tanned leather
tanned leather; (name) Idaten
10 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 2 words here
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韋 is best known in 韋駄天 (いだてん), the god famed for speed, now a word for a fast runner.
Key words
韋駄天いだてんfast runner; swift god
韋編三絶いへんさんぜつreading a book until the binding breaks
Example sentences
彼は学校一の韋駄天で、運動会ではいつもアンカーを任される。
He is the fastest runner in school and is always entrusted with the anchor leg at sports day.
知らせを聞くと、使いの者は韋駄天のごとく城へ駆けていった。
On hearing the news, the messenger raced to the castle like a god of speed.
韋編三絶するほど書物を読み込んだ末に、彼は一流の学者になった。
After reading books so intensely that the binding cords wore through, he became a first-rate scholar.