What does kanji 読 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 読 is read.

How is kanji 読 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 読 are よ.む, -よ.み; the onyomi readings are ドク, トク, トウ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 読?

Kanji 読 is taught in Jōyō Grade 2.

What is the main radical of kanji 読?

The main radical for kanji 読 is 言.

What words use kanji 読?

Example words that use kanji 読 include 読書, 読本, 読者, 読み.

JōyōJLPT N5Kanken 9

読

Meaning

Kanji 読

read

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: よ.む-よ.み
Onyomi 音読み: ドクトクトウ
Nanori 名乗り: よみ

Variant: 读 (Itaiji) • Old form: 讀 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 2
JLPT: JLPT N5
Frequency: #618
Strokes: 14
Radical: 言
Components: 儿 • 冖 • 士 • 言
Kanji Kentei: Level 9
Similar Kanji: 売 • 涜 • 㸿 • 続

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 305 entries that include this kanji.

読書

どくしょ

reading (a book)

読本

とくほん

textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)

読者

どくしゃ

reader

読み

よみ

reading

読む

よむ

to decipher

読み方

よみかた

way of reading (out loud)

読み書き

よみかき

reading and writing

読経

どきょう

sutra chanting

読み返す

よみかえす

to reread

読みにくい

よみにくい

hard to read

読売

よみうり

Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group)

読み物

よみもの

reading matter

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

私は毎晩、本を読んでいます。

I read a book every night.

この漢字はどう読むのですか。

How do you read this kanji?

新聞を読んでいたら、友達から電話が来た。

While I was reading the newspaper, my friend called me.

彼は空気を読むのがうまい。

He is good at reading the room.

説明書をよく読んでから使ってください。

Please read the instructions carefully before using it.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 11 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in people, character names, and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.