読み下す · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 読み下す | 読み下さない |
| Polite | 読み下します | 読み下しません |
| Past polite | 読み下しました | 読み下しませんでした |
| Past | 読み下した | 読み下さなかった |
| Te-form | 読み下して | 読み下さないで |
| Desire | 読み下したい | 読み下したくない |
| Potential | 読み下せる | 読み下せない |
| Passive | 読み下される | 読み下されない |
| Causative | 読み下させる | 読み下させない |
| Causative passive | 読み下させられる | 読み下させられない |
| Volitional | 読み下そう | |
| Polite volitional | 読み下しましょう | |
| Imperative | 読み下せ | 読み下すな |
| Conditional | 読み下せば | 読み下さなければ |
| Tara conditional | 読み下したら | 読み下さなかったら |
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
read through; read from start to finish
Only when written 読み下す
Used for reading a text continuously from beginning to end, often with the nuance of reading aloud or reading thoroughly.
I read through the long novel in one night.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese; render Chinese text in Japanese reading
Specifically refers to the traditional practice of converting classical Chinese (kanbun) into Japanese word order and adding kana to make it readable as Japanese.
I transliterate the classical Chinese text into Japanese to understand it as Japanese.