Word Meaning 読話

どくわ dokuwa

読話 is read as どくわ (dokuwa) and means lip reading (esp. in context of deaf people).

Meaning

English

lip reading (esp. in context of deaf people)
lipreading
speech reading
speechreading

Reading

Kana

どくわ

Romaji

dokuwa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 131844 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

読書

とくしょ

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

読み書き

よみかき

reading and writing

読み上げる

よみあげる

to finish reading

読み聞かせる

よみきかせる

to read aloud to another

話

はなし

circumstances

電話

でんわ

telephone (device)

小話

こばなし

anecdote

お話

おはなし

story

長話

ながばなし

long talk

Example Sentences

トムは読話がうまいから、手話で話さなくても大丈夫だよ。

You don't need to speak to Tom in sign language, because he can read lips really well.