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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読み耽る

よみふける

to be absorbed in reading

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

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.