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Kanji Detail for 読 - "to read"

  • Meaning

    読 means "to read." Also associated with to discern, count.

    1. To read - To peruse text; to comprehend written words.

    2. To explain - To expound; to narrate.

    3. To discern - To see through; to infer; to deduce.

    4. Reading - The pronunciation of characters.

  • Words using

    • 読者 どくしゃ Listen reader
    • 読書 どくしょ Listen reading (books)
    • 積ん読 つんどく Listen buying books and not reading them; stockpiling books; tsundoku
    • 読み よみ Listen reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation)
    • 朗読 ろうどく Listen reading aloud; recitation
    • 読む よむ Listen to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant
    • 購読 こうどく Listen buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
    • 読み方 よみかた Listen pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud)
  • Four-character idioms with

    • 一読三嘆 いちどくさんたん Listen a reading leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration
    • 晴耕雨読 せいこううどく Listen working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather; living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits
    • 熟読玩味 じゅくどくがんみ Listen reading carefully with appreciation
    • 読書三余 どくしょさんよ Listen winter, night, and rainy weather; the ideal conditions for reading
    • 読書三到 どくしょさんとう Listen using mind, mouth and eyes to understand a book fully
    • 読書三昧 どくしょざんまい Listen being absorbed in reading
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    • Verified meaning: to read
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さとる)
    • Also carries these associations: to discern, count

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of

    Surnames (さとる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    read

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    read, study; pronounce

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 讀|读[du2]
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
  • Related Keywords

Sentences including

  • I found the book easy.

  • You should read as many books as you can.

  • You cannot read this novel without crying.

  • My father stopped reading to have lunch.

  • It would be better for you to read more books.

  • Never have i read such a dull book.

  • He stopped reading the newspaper.

  • You ought to have read the book.

  • I read the most interesting book in my library.

  • I read newspapers in order to keep up with the times.

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