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Kanji 読: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 読: read

Key takeaways

Kanji 読: read. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

read

On reading

ドクトクトウ

Kun reading

よ.む-よ.み

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 読

read

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

言 + 売

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine someone reading words (言) aloud as if they are selling (売) them to an audience like a merchant. This character is used in words related to reading, such as 'dokusho' (reading) or 'roudoku' (recitation).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ドク
  • 講読こうどく

    reading and interpretation

  • 購読こうどく

    subscription (e.g. magazine)

  • 読者どくしゃ

    reader

  • 朗読ろうどく

    reading aloud / recitation

  • 句読点くとうてん

    punctuation marks

  • 読書どくしょ

    reading

Kun reading

よ.む
  • 読み上げるよみあげる

    to read aloud / to call a roll

  • 読みよみ

    reading / interpretation

  • 読むよむ

    to read

Commonly used words

  • 講読
    こうどく

    reading and interpretation

  • 購読
    こうどく

    subscription (e.g. magazine)

  • 読者
    どくしゃ

    reader

  • 朗読
    ろうどく

    reading aloud / recitation

  • 句読点
    くとうてん

    punctuation marks

  • 読書
    どくしょ

    reading

  • 読み上げる
    よみあげる

    to read aloud / to call a roll

  • 読み
    よみ

    reading / interpretation

  • 読む
    よむ

    to read

Example sentences

Example 1

日本文学の講を始めました。

Translation

I started reading Japanese literature.

Example 2

授業で古典の講をしています。

Translation

We are doing classical reading in class.

Example 3

新聞を購しています。

Translation

I subscribe to the newspaper.

Example 4

雑誌の購をやめた。

Translation

I canceled the magazine subscription.

Kanji 読: read | Daily Nihongo