読

subscriber; reader; buyer

preparatory reading; preparation (for a lesson); reading through (e.g. a script); rehearsal (of a play)

kun reading; kun'yomi; native Japanese reading of a Chinese character

breaks and pauses (in a sentence)

Abbreviation

punctuation

way of reading (esp. kanbun)

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

Noun or verb acting prenominally

difficult to read (kanji, name, etc.); having difficult-to-read kanji

skim reading; skipping through text

Idiomatic expression

to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age

wide reading; extensive reading

to read avidly

composer (of a poem); writer

reading; translation

Colloquial

ignoring a text message by leaving it unopened and marked as "unread" (in online chatting)

to reread; to read again

must-read (book); required reading

Computing

reloading (a file, web page, etc.)

reading; perusal

Proverb

you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; a shop-boy near the temple gate will recite sutras untaught

skimming through; scanning (reading matter)

reading with appreciation; savouring (a book); enjoying

readability; legibility

Used when asking someone to read something one has written

(your) reading (of my work)

to lead (a man) around by the nose

journal club; gathering to read and discuss papers, articles, books, etc.