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読よむ

よむ yomu Play N5 Godan verb Transitive

Meanings and examples

文字や文章を見て、その内容を理解する。 to read

Example 1

本ほんを読よむ時間じかんがほとんどないんだ。

I have little time to read.

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Example 2

午前中ごぜんちゅうはずっと本ほんを読よんでました。

I have been reading a book all morning.

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Kanji breakdown

読

N5

read

On reading
ドク、トク、トウ
Kun reading
よ.む、-よ.み
Radical
言
Illustration of 読み

読み

N3

よみ

reading

Illustration of 読書

読書

N3

どくしょ

reading

Illustration of 句読点

句読点

N2

くとうてん

punctuation marks

Illustration of 朗読

朗読

N1

ろうどく

reading aloud; recitation

Illustration of 読み上げる

読み上げる

N1

よみあげる

to read out loud (and clearly); to call a roll

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