noun
browsing; reading casually
Refers to the act of reading in a relaxed, non-intensive manner, often without a specific purpose or deep engagement. Not a high-frequency word; more common in descriptive or literary contexts.
図書館で本を漫読するのが好きだ。
I like browsing books at the library.
彼は新聞を漫読しながら朝食をとった。
He had breakfast while casually reading the newspaper.
Compound of 漫 (man, 'aimless, random') and 読 (doku, 'reading'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for describing a manner of reading.