Word Meaning 読み下す

よみくだす yomikudasu

読み下す is read as よみくだす (yomikudasu) and means to read (a text) from start to finish.

Meaning

English

to read (a text) from start to finish
to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese

Reading

Kana

よみくだす

Romaji

yomikudasu

Writing Variants

訓み下す よみくだす yomikudasu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 131944 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

読み下し文

よみくだしぶん

transcription of Chinese classics into Japanese

下読み

したよみ

preparatory reading

読み返す

よみかえす

to reread

読み直す

よみなおす

to read (a book, etc.) over again

読み流す

よみながす

to read smoothly

読み過ごす

よみすごす

to skip over

読み落とす

よみおとす

to overlook in reading

読み通す

よみとおす

to read to the end

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)

読み

よみ

reading

読む

よむ

to decipher