Moto 読: ReadKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ドク、トク、トウ
- Kun'yomi
- よ(む)、-よ(み)
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 375 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ドク・トク・トウ)
- 読者どくしゃreader
- 読書どくしょreading (books)
- 積ん読つんどくbuying books and not reading them; stockpiling books
- 朗読ろうどくreading aloud; recitation
- 購読こうどくbuying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions)
- 愛読あいどくreading with pleasure
- 解読かいどくdeciphering; decoding
- 一読いちどくperusal; one reading
- 乱読らんどくindiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading
- 代読だいどくreading for another
- 再読さいどくrereading
- 副読本ふくとくほんsupplementary reader
- 句読点くとうてんpunctuation mark
- 定期購読ていきこうどくsubscription (e.g. to a magazine)
- 必読ひつどくmust-read; required reading
- 熟読じゅくどくperusal; careful reading
- 素読そどくreading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it
- 読本とくほんreading-book; reader
- 読破どくはreading through (a book); finishing (a book)
- 読解どっかいreading comprehension
- 速読そくどくspeed reading
- 音読おんどくreading aloud
- つん読つんどくbuying books and not reading them; stockpiling books
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 読みよみreading
- 読むよむto read
- 読み方よみかたpronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji)
- 秒読みびょうよみcountdown
- 読み物よみものreading matter; reading material
- 読み取りよみとりreading (e.g. by a scanner)
- 読み上げるよみあげるto read out; to read aloud
- 読み書きよみかきreading and writing
- 本読みほんよみscript reading; scenario reading
- 棒読みぼうよみreading in a monotone
- 票読みひょうよみestimation of votes
- 立ち読みたちよみreading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
- 訓読みくんよみkun reading; kun'yomi
- 読みにくいよみにくいhard to read; illegible
- 読み上げ算よみあげざんhaving the figures read aloud by another person; calculation by abacus
- 読み切るよみきるto finish reading; to read through
- 読み取るよみとるto read and understand; to take in
- 読み応えよみごたえworthwhile reading; substantial reading
- 読み悪いよみにくいhard to read; illegible
- 読み手よみてreader (person)
- 読み直すよみなおすto read (a book, etc.) over again
- 読み聞かせるよみきかせるto read aloud to another
- 読み返すよみかえすto reread; to read again
- 音読みおんよみon reading; on'yomi
- こころを読むこころをよむto read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
- そらで読むそらでよむto recite from memory
- むさぼり読むむさぼりよむto read avidly
- カード読み取り装置カードよみとりそうちcard reader
- サバを読むサバをよむto manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose
- ズージャ読みズージャよみreverse reading (e.g. "shisu" instead of "sushi"); backwards reading
Other readings
- 読経どきょうsutra chanting
- さばを読むサバをよむto manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose
- カード読取り機構カードよみとりきこうcard reader
- カード読取り装置カードよみとりそうちcard reader
- ドキュメント読取り装置ドキュメントよみとりそうちdocument reader
- プログラム可能読取り専用記憶装置プログラムかのうよみとりせんようきおくそうちprogrammable read-only memory; PROM
- ページ読取り装置ページよみとりそうちpage reader
Showing the 60 most common of 375 words. See them all in the graph.
Kanji that often appear with 読
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