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読む
よむ
Common word
N4
Verbs
read · recite; chant · predict; guess; read (thoughts) · pronounce; read (a kanji) · read (a meter, graph, music); tell (the time); decipher · count; estimate · read with kun'yomi
読み
よみ
Common word
N3
Nouns
reading · reading (of a kanji); pronunciation · reading (of a situation); insight; judgment
読める
よめる
Verbs
can read; legible; decipherable · reads well; readable (quality) · understand; perceive; see through
読者
どくしゃ
Common word
N1
Nouns
reader
読書
どくしょ
Common word
N3
Nouns
reading (books)
読売
よみうり
Common word
Nouns
Yomiuri (newspaper group) · yomiuri (Edo-period single-page newspaper); kawaraban
購読
こうどく
Common word
N1
Nouns
subscribe to; buy and read
読売新聞
よみうりしんぶん
Nouns
Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
読み方
よみかた
Common word
N1
Nouns
pronunciation; reading (of a kanji) · way of reading aloud; manner of reading · interpretation; reading (of a text)
朗読
ろうどく
Common word
N1
Nouns
reading aloud; recitation
解読
かいどく
Common word
Nouns
decipher; decode
読み込み
よみこみ
Nouns
reading; loading
読み上げ
よみあげ
Nouns
reading aloud; recitation
立ち読み
たちよみ
Common word
N1
Nouns
reading while standing; browsing without buying
読み書き
よみかき
Common word
N1
Nouns
reading and writing; literacy
読み取る
よみとる
N1
Verbs
read and understand; take in (meaning) · sense from cues; read (someone's) mind · read (a gauge, barcode, etc.); scan
読解
どっかい
Nouns
reading comprehension
愛読
あいどく
Common word
N1
Nouns
reading with pleasure; loving to read
読了
どくりょう
Nouns
finishing reading; having read through
一読
いちどく
Nouns
perusal; a reading; reading through once
読み取り
よみとり
Common word
Nouns
reading; scanning
棒読み
ぼうよみ
Nouns
monotone reading; wooden delivery · reading Chinese classics without translation
秒読み
びょうよみ
Common word
N1
Nouns
countdown
音読
おんどく
Common word
N1
Nouns
reading aloud; oral reading · on'yomi reading; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
読み切り
よみきり
Nouns
finishing reading · one-shot; complete story; non-serialized story · breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
読み物
よみもの
Common word
Nouns
reading matter; reading material
未読
みどく
Other
unread; not yet read
読み手
よみて
Nouns
reader (person) · card reader (in karuta) · composer (of a poem)
読み解く
よみとく
Verbs
read and understand; interpret; read deeply · decipher; decode
必読
ひつどく
Common word
N1
Nouns
must-read; required reading
読み込む
よみこむ
Verbs
read thoroughly; read repeatedly · read into; interpret extra meaning · take into consideration; factor in · load; read; fetch
読みで
よみで
Nouns
substantial reading material; richness of content
先読み
さきよみ
Nouns
foreseeing; anticipating; predicting the future · lookahead; prefetching · reading ahead
読み上げる
よみあげる
Common word
N1
Verbs
read aloud; read out; call out · finish reading; read through
読み返す
よみかえす
Common word
Verbs
reread; read again
読本
とくほん
Common word
Nouns
reader; reading book; guidebook; manual · textbook (historical, esp. pre-war Japanese language textbook)
読破
どくは
Nouns
read through; finish reading
読み応え
よみごたえ
Nouns
worthwhile reading; substantial read
査読
さどく
Nouns
peer review; refereeing
熟読
じゅくどく
Nouns
careful reading; perusal; thorough reading
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