Kanji

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Stroke order data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)(opens in a new tab)
JLPT N5Jōyō · grade 2freq #61814 strokes

Meanings

read

ES: leer

On
ドク、トク、トウ
Kun
よ.む、-よ.み

Common words

  • 読むよむto read
  • 読みよみreading
  • 読書どくしょreading (books)
  • 句読点くとうてんpunctuation mark
  • 購読こうどくbuying and reading (book, magazine, etc.), subscribing (incl. free subscriptions), taking (e.g. newspaper)
  • 読者どくしゃreader
  • 朗読ろうどくreading aloud, recitation
  • 読み上げるよみあげるto read out, to read aloud, to call out

Example sentences

  • うちは新聞しんぶんを購読こうどくしています。

    We take a newspaper.

    Tomamos un periódico.

    Tatoeba #228144(opens in a new tab)
  • 母はははメガネなしでは読書どくしょできない。

    My mother can't read without glasses.

    Mi madre no puede leer sin lentes.

    Tatoeba #83033(opens in a new tab)
  • 彼女かのじょは一日中いちにちじゅう読書どくしょばかりしていた。

    The girl did nothing but read all day.

    Prácticamente, ella leyó todo el día.

    Tatoeba #91118(opens in a new tab)
  • 午前中ごぜんちゅうはずっと本ほんを読よんでました。

    I have been reading a book all morning.

    He estado leyendo un libro toda la mañana.

    Tatoeba #157196(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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