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読み聞かせ (よみきかせ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
reading aloud ; reading to children
Often refers to the activity of reading a book aloud to children, such as a parent or teacher reading to kids. Can also be used more generally for reading something out loud.
館かん
で
読よ
み
聞き
かせ
の
会かい
が
あり
ます
。
There is a read-aloud event at the library.
Written forms 読よ み 聞き かせ Usage 94%
Standard kanji spelling for this word.
読よ みきかせ Usage 6%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
読よみ 聞き かせ
Variant spelling with the same reading; less common than 読み聞かせ.
Similar words 朗ろう 読どく 朗読 is a more formal term for reading aloud, often used for literature or public recitation, while 読み聞かせ implies reading to someone, especially children, in a more personal or educational context.
Etymology Compound of 読み (yomi, 'reading', the continuative form of 読む) and 聞かせ (kikase, 'letting hear', the causative continuative form of 聞く). Literally 'reading and letting hear'.
