Word Meaning 耽読

たんどく tandoku

耽読 is read as たんどく (tandoku) and means absorption in reading.

Meaning

English

  1. absorption in reading

Reading

Kana

たんどく

Romaji

tandoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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耽る

ふける

to be engrossed in

朗読

ろうどく

reading aloud

愛読

あいどく

reading with pleasure

積ん読

つんどく

books bought but not read

必読

ひつどく

must-read

購読

こうどく

buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.)

音読

おんどく

reading (a kanji) by its Chinese-derived pronunciation

解読

かいどく

deciphering

素読

そどく

reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it

再読

さいどく

reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun

代読

だいどく

reading for another

速読

そくどく

speed reading

Example Sentences

1

かれはそのしょうせつをたんどくした。

He read that novel intently.