Word Meaning 読む
よむ
yomu
読む is read as よむ (yomu) and means to decipher.
Meaning
English
- to decipher
- to read
- to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
- to count
- to estimate
- to recite (e.g. a sutra)
- to chant
- to predict
Reading
Kana
よむ
Romaji
yomu
Writing Variants
- 讀む よむ yomu
Stroke Sequence
2 Characters • 17 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
10この漢字はどう読むのですか。
このかんじはどうよむのですか。
How do you read this kanji?
彼は空気を読むのがうまい。
かれはくうきをよむのがうまい。
He is good at reading the room.
彼女は人の心を読むようなことを言った。
かのじょはひとのこころをよむようなことをいった。
She said something as if she could read people's hearts.
俺の日記を読むな！
Don't read my diary.
君が読む番だよ。
It's your turn to read.
そんな本読むな。
Do not read such a book.
この文字は何と読む？
How do you read this character?
読む本が人を作る。
A man is made by the books he reads.
本を読む暇がない。
I have no time to read books.
週に３冊本を読むよ。
I read three books a week.