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読む

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 読む

Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #312
1

to read

Examples
ミルトンの作品を読んだことがありますか。
Have you ever read Milton's works?
2

to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant

3

to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

Examples
彼女の心の動きを読むことさえできなかった。
I could not even make a guess at the working of her mind.
4

to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

5

to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time)

Examples
私の頭は楽譜を読むようにはよく慣らされて居りますが、どうも暗号を読むには適しません。
My mind is quite accustomed to reading music, but deciphering secret codes is not its forte.
6

Now mostly used in idioms

to count; to estimate

7

Also written as 訓む

to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading

Kanji in this Word

14 strokes
Frequency: 618
JLPT N4
Grade 2

Meanings

read

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ドク
トク
トウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
よ.む
-よ.み
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
よみ
22 strokes

Meanings

read
study
pronounce

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ドク
トク
トウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
よ.む
10 strokes
Frequency: 1134
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

instruction
Japanese character reading
explanation
read

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
クン
キン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おし.える
よ.む
くん.ずる
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
くに
くの
さとし
のり
ふみ
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