Kanji: 読

    • Meaning : read
    • ON reading : ドク,トク,トウ
    • KUN reading : よ.む,-よ.み
    • Nanori : よみ
    • Stroke count : 14
    • Frequency of use ranking : 618
    • Jouyou grade level : 2
    • JLPT : 4
    • Radical : 言 (訁)

Words containing that kanji:


  • | みで - よみで - huge amount of material (worth reading)/richness of content (of a book)
  • めない - くうきよめない - to be unable to read the situation/to be unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation (e.g. A and B are complaining about C, and D joins the conversation praising C)
  • めない - くうきをよめない - to be unable to read the situation/to be unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation (e.g. A and B are complaining about C, and D joins the conversation praising C)
  • む - ぎょうかんをよむ - to read between the lines
  • ばす | ばす - よみとばす - to skip over (while reading)/to skim
  • く - よみとく - to read and understand/to subject to close analysis | to decipher/to decode
  • - よやくこうどく - subscription
  • - よみとりせんよう - read only
  • - よみだしたんまつ - readout terminal
  • みサイクル - よみとりかきこみサイクルじかん - read-write cycle time
  • - よみとりかきこみきおくそうち - RAM
  • - よみとりぶ - read station
  • し - はかいよみだし - destructive read
  • - よみこみきょか - read permission
  • メモリ - よみだしせんようメモリ - read-only memory/ROM
  • りヘッド - よみとりヘッド - read head
  • - よみとりかきこみかいこうぶ - read-write slot/read-write opening
  • - よみとりつうろ - read path
  • り - はかいてきよみとり - destructive read
  • - ぶんしょよみとりそうち - document reader
  • み - よみこみ - read in
  • モード - よみとりせんようモード - read only mode
  • りサイクル - よみとりサイクルじかん - read cycle time
  • みヘッド - よみとりかきこみヘッド - read-write head
  • - よみとりせんようきおくそうち - read-only memory/ROM
  • り - はかいよみとり - destructive read
  • り - ひはかいよみとり - nondestructive read
  • びプログラム - しょうきょおよびプログラムかのうよみとりせんようきおくそうち - erasable programmable read-only memory/EPROM
  • メモリ - よみとりせんようメモリ - read-only memory/ROM
  • - よみだしほご - read protection
  • みスロット - よみとりかきこみスロット - read-write slot/read-write opening
  • ファイルシステム - よみとりせんようファイルシステム - read-only file system
  • インク - じきインクもじよみとりそうち - Magnetic Ink Character Reader (or Recognition)/MICR
  • り - じゅんほうこうよみとり - forward reading
  • りヘッド - せんこうよみとりヘッド - pre-read head
  • マーク - こうがくしきマークよみとりそうち - Optical Mark Reader/OMR
  • - こうがくしきもじよみとりそうち - optical character reader/OCR
  • - こうがくしきもじよみとりそうち - optical character reader/OCR
  • - じきもじよみとりそうち - Magnetic Character Reader/MCR
  • み - じゅんよみ - forward reading
  • り - ぎゃくほうこうよみとり - backward reading
  • マークり - こうがくマークよみとり - mark scanning/optical mark reading
  • み - さいどくこみ - reload (a document, e.g.)
  • インク - じきインクもじよみとりそうち - magnetic ink character reader
  • キー - かいどくキー - decryption key
  • み - ぎゃくよみ - backward reading
  • - くとうもじ - punctuation character
  • - あいどくしょ - favourite book/favorite book
  • ページ - ページよみとりそうち - page reader
  • - あいどくしゃ - subscriber/reader/admirer
  • - あいどく - reading with pleasure
  • マーク - マークよみとりそうち - mark reader
  • - あんごうかいどく - cryptanalysis
  • マークり - マークよみとり - mark scanning/optical mark reading
  • - いちどく - perusal/one reading
  • - えつどく - reading/perusal
  • プログラム - プログラムかのうよみとりせんようきおくそうち - programmable read-only memory/PROM
  • マシンが - マシンがよみとりかのう - machine-readable
  • み - おんよみ - on (Chinese) reading of kanji
  • ドキュメント - ドキュメントよみとりそうち - document reader
  • - おんどく - reading aloud | on'yomi (adopted Chinese reading of a kanji)
  • - かどくせい - readability/legibility
  • み - したよみ - rehearsal (of play)/preparatory reading/lesson study
  • - かどく - readable
  • - かいどく - reading-and-discussion meeting
  • - かいどく - deciphering/decoding
  • - かんぶんくんどく - reading a Chinese text in Japanese
  • カード - カードよみとりそうち - card reader
  • カード - カードよみとりきこう - card reader
  • カード - カードよみとりそうち - card reader
  • - くとう - punctuation/pause
  • - くとうてん - punctuation mark(s)
  • - くんどく - kun'yomi (native Japanese reading of a kanji) | reading a Chinese text (kanbun) in Japanese
  • - くとうほう - punctuation rules
  • み - くんよみ - kun-yomi (Japanese reading of character)
  • - ごどく - misreading/misinterpreting
  • - こうどくぶん - responsive readings
  • - こうどく - reading responsively
  • - こうどく - subscription (e.g. magazine)
  • - こうどく - reading/translation
  • - こうどくりょう - subscription charge
  • - よみかきそろばん - the three R's/reading, writing and arithmetic
  • - さどく - investigative reading/research
  • - ていきこうどく - subscription (e.g. to a magazine)
  • - さいどく - rereading
  • - じどく - imperial tutor
  • み - たてよみ - reading vertically down horizontal text (e.g. as a simple code)
  • み - ななめよみ - skim reading | diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
  • み - じゅうばこよみ - mixed on-kun reading
  • - じゅくどく - perusal/careful reading
  • - 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
  • - せいどく - intensive reading/conning
  • みの - ひよみのとり - kanji "bird of the zodiac" radical (radical 164)
  • - どくしゃすう - reader numbers/number of subscribers (e.g. to a magazine)
  • - たどく - wide (extensive) reading
  • む - くうきをよむ - to read between the lines/to read the situation/to sense the mood
  • - だいどく - reading for another
  • みやすい | い - よみやすい - easy to read/legible/clear
  • る - よみあやまる - to misread/to mispronounce
  • す - よみだす - to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process)/to retrieve
  • なう | みそこなう | う - よみそこなう - to misread/to mispronounce
  • - よみかた - way of reading/how to read
  • - どっかい - reading comprehension
  • - どくしゃそう - class of readers
  • - とうてん - comma
  • み - ゆとうよみ - mixed kun-on reading (cf. juubakoyomi)
  • みのらず - ろんごよみのろんごしらず - a mere scholar, unable to practically use what he has learned/someone who knows a theory, but cannot apply it
  • す - よみくだす - to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese
  • る | みとる - よみとる - to read (someone's) mind/to read between the lines | to read (a calibration, a tape, etc.)/to read (out)
  • げる - よみあげる - to read out loud (and clearly)/to call a roll
  • かす - よみきかす - to read to (for) someone
  • す - よみながす - to read smoothly/to skim
  • - どきょう | どっきょう - sutra chanting
  • - どくしんじゅつ - lip reading
  • - よみうり - Yomiuri (newspaper)
  • み - よみ - reading
  • ぎ - よみすぎ - reading too much
  • - よみて - reader (person)
  • る - よみきる - to finish reading/to read through
  • す - よみかえす - to reread/to read again
  • む - よむ - to read
  • - どくしゃ - reader
  • - どくしんじゅつ - mind reading
  • みやすさ - よみやすさ - ease of reading/legibility
  • む - よみこむ - to express (e.g. emotion in poetry) | to read (extra meaning) into (something) | to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.)/to read (data into a system)
  • き - よみかき - reading and writing
  • す - よみなおす - to read (a book, etc.) over again
  • とす - よみおとす - to overlook in reading
  • - よみきょう - Yomiuri Symphony
  • - どくしょ | とくしょ - reading
  • - どくは - finish reading a book
  • - なんどく - difficult to read (e.g. obscure kanji)
  • み - かんようよみ - reading of a word or kanji using its customary pronunciation (which is not necessarily correct)
  • - はいどく - reading
  • - はんどく - decipherment/interpretation/making out
  • い - はんどくしがたい - illegible
  • み - びょうよみ - countdown
  • - なんどくご - difficult word
  • - ひつどく - should be read by all
  • - へいどく - secondary reading
  • わぬむ - もんぜんのこぞうならわぬきょうをよむ - expression meaning that you learn, without realising it, from what is around you/a saint's maid quotes Latin/lit: the young monk before the gate can read sutra without studying them
  • - もじよみとりそうち - character reader
  • - ほうどく - respectful reading
  • - みどく - not yet read
  • み - ほんよみ - good reader/scenario reading
  • - もくどく - reading silently
  • み - たちよみ - reading while standing (in a bookstore)
  • - よみふだ - cards with words or phrases written on them, used in Japanese karuta games
  • - ろうどく - reading aloud/recitation
  • - とくほん | どくほん - reading-book
  • - ふくとくほん | ふくどくほん - supplementary reader
  • む | さばをむ - さばをよむ - to manipulate figures to one's advantage
  • み - ながしよみ - skimming (a book, etc.)
  • | - よみもの - reading matter/reading material
  • り | り - よみとり - reading (e.g. by a scanner)
  • し | し - よみだし - reading/readout (computer)
  • - きどく - already read
  • - どくしょひゃっぺん - Repeated reading (makes the meaning clear)/Reading something again and again (will lead one to realize its meaning)
  • み - ぼうよみ - reading in a monotone/reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
  • み - ひろいよみ - reading here and there/browsing/skimming through
  • - みどく - appreciating a book/perusal
  • - つうどく - reading through/reading over
  • - どくじゅ | どくしょう - reading aloud/recitation/intoning
  • み - ひょうよみ - estimation of votes
  • - どくしょさんよ - winter, night, and rainy weather/the ideal conditions for reading
  • - どくしょさんとう - using mind, mouth and eyes to understand a book fully
  • - いちどくぼうぜん - a (single) reading (a perusal) leaves one dumbfounded
  • む - むさぼりよむ - to read a book avidly
  • - りんどく - reading in turns
  • | - いちどくさんたん - a reading leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration
  • - へんどくてん - word-order marks used to assist reading of Chinese classics
  • - よみくだしぶん - transcription of Chinese classics into Japanese
  • - じゅくどくがんみ - reading carefully with appreciation/giving (something) a careful perusal
  • - かいどく - read in turn/circulate a book (among friends)
  • り | り - よみきり - finishing reading | non-serialised stories (e.g. in magazines)/complete novel | punctuation
  • - どくず - reading a map
  • - どくごかん - one's impressions after reading a book
  • - どくしょざんまい - being absorbed in reading
  • - どくしょか - avid reader/bookworm
  • える - よみかえる - to read a kanji with a different pronunciation | to load (e.g. data on a computer)/to read
  • - よみくせ - idiomatic pronunciation or peculiar reading of a kanji or compound
  • - どくりょう - finish reading
  • す - よみさす - to leave half-read or unfinished
  • え - よみごたえ - worthwhile reading
  • り - よみぶり - manner of reading
  • - どくしょかい - a reading circle
  • る - よみやぶる - to read through (difficult passage or particularly long book)
  • - どっか - finish reading/skim (over)
  • みにくい | い | い - よみにくい - hard to read/illegible
  • み - ぬきよみ - skimming a text
  • | - よみびと - (poetic) author
  • せる | わせる - よみあわせる - to read out and compare or collate
  • - どくしゃらん - reader's column
  • - どくしょじん - avid reader
  • - どくしょしつ - a reading room
  • ける | る - よみふける - to be absorbed in reading
  • す | ごす - よみすごす - to skip over/to miss reading
  • らず | らず | らず | らず - よみびとしらず - author unknown/anonymous | unknown waka composer
  • - どっかい - reading (of a bill)
  • - どくご - after reading a book
  • - どくしょりょく - reading ability
  • - どくしょかい - the reading public
  • む - よみすすむ - to go on reading
  • かせる - よみきかせる - to read aloud to another
  • ける | ける | みかける - よみかける - to begin to read/to leaf through a book
  • - よみがな - pronounciation key for kanji/furigana
  • - そくどく - speed reading
  • み - はしりよみ - skimming through/scanning (reading matter)
  • える - よみかえる - to be read as
  • そらでむ | む - そらでよむ - recite from memory
  • - やくどく - oral translation/reading and translating
  • み - すよみ - reading without comprehending/reading a second draft without checking it against the original (draught)
  • - そどく - reading without comprehending
  • - たんどく - absorption in reading
  • み - ぬすみよみ - reading surreptitiously
  • - つんどく - buying books and not reading them
  • - ちょくどく - reading (Chinese) without syntactical rearrangement into Japanese
  • - らんどく - indiscriminate reading
  • - まんどく - browsing
  • み - ふかよみ - reading too much into (what ... says)
  • - らんどく - reading unsystematically
  • - しつどくしょう - dyslexia
  • - よみとりき - (computer) reader/reading device
  • - こうどくしゃ - subscriber/reader/buyer
  • - ふごうかいどく - decoding
  • がある | る - いちどくのかちがある - to be worth reading
  • む - がくふをよむ - to read music
  • む - きょうをよむ - to chant a sutra
  • む - おんでよむ - to read kanji in the on reading
  • しの | みさしの - よみさしのほん - unfinished book
  • い - よみよい - easy to read
  • みづらい | い - よみづらい - hard to read
  • み - まわしよみ - reading a book in turn
  • む - ちゅうでよむ - to recite from memory
  • る | わる - よみおわる - to finish reading/to read through
  • けている - よみつけている - to be accustomed to reading
  • わう - どくしょのおもしろみをあじわう - to appreciate the pleasures of reading
  • - ひつどくしょ - "must have" book/required reading
  • む - ひょうをよむ - to count the votes
  • む - ふたたびよむ - to reread/to read again
  • む - ひとのこころをよむ - to read a person's thoughts/to guess what a person is thinking
  • - どくしゃのこえ - readers voice
  • - よみあげざん - having the figures read aloud by another person/calculation by abacus
  • じる - よみそんじる - to fail to read correctly
  • - ふみよむつきひ - days of reading
  • む - ふをよむ - to read music
  • - どっかいりょく - reading comprehension/ability to read and understand