Japanese Words Containing 読

Word	Reading	Definition	JLPT
読む	よむ	to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict	n5
読者	どくしゃ	reader	n2
読書	どくしょ	reading (books)	n3
読める	よめる	to be able to read; to be legible; to be decipherable; to be readable (text, etc.)
愛読	あいどく	reading with pleasure	n1
読み	よみ	reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
読み方	よみかた	pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text)	n4
朗読	ろうどく	reading aloud; recitation	n1
読み込む	よみこむ	to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration	n2
読み返す	よみかえす	to reread; to read again	n2
一読	いちどく	perusal; one reading; reading through (once)	n1
読本	とくほん	reading-book; reader; guidebook; manual
読売	よみうり	Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group); kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper); yomiuri
読経	どきょう	sutra chanting	n1
購読	こうどく	buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)	n1
読み上げる	よみあげる	to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading	n2
読売新聞	よみうりしんぶん	Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
読み耽る	よみふける	to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
読み取る	よみとる	to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind	n2
読物	よみもの	reading matter; reading material	n1
読み解く	よみとく	to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to read carefully
読みかける	よみかける	to begin to read; to leaf through a book
読み物	よみもの	reading matter; reading material	n1
読みとる	よみとる	to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind	n2
読み出す	よみだす	to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
読み書き	よみかき	reading and writing	n2
読み直す	よみなおす	to read (a book, etc.) over again
音読	おんどく	reading aloud; reading (a kanji) by its Chinese-derived pronunciation	n1
読み下す	よみくだす	to read (a text) from start to finish; to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese
通読	つうどく	reading through; reading over
熟読	じゅくどく	careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal	n2
判読	はんどく	decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
素読	そどく	reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it	n1
耽読	たんどく	absorption in reading	n1
拾い読み	ひろいよみ	reading only the important parts; reading here and there; skimming through; browsing
読後	どくご	after reading a book
黙読	もくどく	reading silently	n1
読みさす	よみさす	to leave half-read; to leave unfinished
読みもの	よみもの	reading matter; reading material	n1
読了	どくりょう	finishing reading	n1
読破	どくは	reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
精読	せいどく	careful reading; close reading; intensive reading
読解	どっかい	reading comprehension	n2
読後感	どくごかん	one's impressions after reading a book
再読	さいどく	rereading; reading again; reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun	n1
読誦	どくじゅ	reading aloud; recitation; intoning
解読	かいどく	deciphering; decoding
拝読	はいどく	reading
読解力	どっかいりょく	reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
句読点	くとうてん	punctuation mark
必読	ひつどく	must-read; required reading
閲読	えつどく	reading; perusal
句読	くとう	breaks and pauses (in a sentence); punctuation; way of reading (esp. kanbun)
本読み	ほんよみ	script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm
読み通す	よみとおす	to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover
読売新聞社	よみうりしんぶんしゃ	Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper company)
読み込み	よみこみ	reading; loading
読上げる	よみあげる	to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading	n2
読人	よみびと	composer (of a poem); writer
読み手	よみて	reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)	n2
月読	つくよみ	moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon)
読過	どっか	finishing reading; skimming (over)
読みこなす	よみこなす	to digest (a book); to thoroughly understand
読みふける	よみふける	to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
乱読	らんどく	indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
多読	たどく	wide reading; extensive reading
訓読	くんどく	kun'yomi (native Japanese reading of a kanji); reading a Chinese text (kanbun) in Japanese
晴耕雨読	せいこううどく	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
読み取り	よみとり	reading (e.g. by a scanner)
読み応え	よみごたえ	worthwhile reading; substantial reading
講読	こうどく	reading; translation	n1
訳読	やくどく	oral translation; reading and translating
誤読	ごどく	misreading; misinterpreting	n2
読心術	どくしんじゅつ	mind reading
読み切る	よみきる	to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
味読	みどく	reading with appreciation; savouring (a book); enjoying
音読み	おんよみ	on reading; on'yomi; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
読み切り	よみきり	finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; one-shot
濫読	らんどく	indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
棒読み	ぼうよみ	reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
訓読み	くんよみ	kun reading; kun'yomi; native Japanese reading of a Chinese character
購読料	こうどくりょう	subscription charge
難読	なんどく	difficult to read (kanji, name, etc.); having difficult-to-read kanji
立ち読み	たちよみ	reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
読みあさる	よみあさる	to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
代読	だいどく	reading for another
先読み	さきよみ	foreseeing; anticipating; predicting the future; lookahead
未読	みどく	unread
読みで	よみで	huge amount of material (worth reading); richness of content (of a book)
卒読	そつどく	hasty reading; cursory reading; skimming; finishing reading
下読み	したよみ	preparatory reading; preparation (for a lesson); reading through (e.g. a script); rehearsal (of a play)
侍読	じどく	imperial tutor
読み合せ	よみあわせ	reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)
読みつぐ	よみつぐ	to read in succession (e.g. by many readers)
再読み込み	さいよみこみ	reloading (a file, web page, etc.)
読取る	よみとる	to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind	n2
読手	よみて	reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)	n2
会読	かいどく	reading-and-discussion meeting
可読性	かどくせい	readability; legibility
秒読み	びょうよみ	countdown

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