noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
half-read; partially read; left unfinished
Describes a book, document, or text that has been started but not finished reading. Often used with の to modify a noun, e.g., 読みかけの本 (a book one is in the middle of reading).
机の上に読みかけの本が置いてある。
There is a half-read book on the desk.
読みかけの漫画をそのままにして出かけた。
I left the manga I was reading unfinished and went out.
Compound of the continuative form of 読む (yomu, 'to read') and the suffix かけ (kake, 'half-...', 'in the middle of...').