How to say 'Read' in Japanese | 読む

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The Japanese word for Read is 'Yomu', written as 読む in Japanese.'Read' in hiragana is よむ.

word

読む

Meaning

Read

Reading

よむ

yomu

Kanji

読Read

Explanation

The Japanese verb '読む (よむ)' means 'to read'. It is used to describe the action of reading written or printed material, such as books, newspapers, or documents. This verb is commonly used in everyday conversation and can be applied to various contexts. For example: I read a book「本を読む」(ほんをよむ). He reads the newspaper every morning「彼は毎朝新聞を読む」(かれはまいあさしんぶんをよむ). Additionally, '読む' can also be used metaphorically to mean 'to interpret' or 'to understand' something, such as reading someone's emotions or intentions. For example: She can read people's feelings「彼女は人の気持ちを読むことができる」(かのじょはひとのきもちをよむことができる).

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

273

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 読む

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

読

Meaning

Read

Hiragana in the Word 読む

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

む

Reading

Words Related to 読む Through the Kanji 読

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 読 as well.

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読み方

Meaning

Reading

word

読者

Meaning

Reader

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音読み

Meaning

On reading

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訓読み

Meaning

Kunyomi

word

読み取る

Meaning

Read, Interpret

word

読書

Meaning

Reading

word

読み書き

Meaning

Reading and writing

word

読み

Meaning

Reading

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'Yomu' means 'Read' .

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