読み書き (よみかき, yomikaki) Japanese meaning

Meanings

1

reading and writing; literacy

Refers to the combined skills of reading and writing, often in the context of basic education or literacy.

〈人ひと〉は読よみ書かきができるsomeone is able to read and write
その子こはまだ読よみ書かきができない。
That child can't read or write yet.
〈人ひと〉に読よみ書かきを教おしえるto teach someone reading and writing
ボランティアが移い民みんに読よみ書かきを教おしえている。
Volunteers are teaching immigrants reading and writing.
読よみ書かきを習ならうto learn reading and writing
祖そ母ぼは年としをとってから読よみ書かきを習ならった。
My grandmother learned to read and write later in life.