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How to say 'Read' or 'Interpret' in Japanese | 読み取る

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The Japanese word for Read or Interpret is 'Yomitoru', written as 読み取る in Japanese.'Read' or 'Interpret' in hiragana is よみとる.

    word

    読み取る

    Meaning

    Read, Interpret

    Reading

    よみとる

    yomitoru

    Kanji

    読Read 取Take

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '読み取る (よみとる)' can mean both 'interpret' and 'read'. When used to mean 'interpret', it refers to understanding or extracting meaning from something, such as data, emotions, or situations. For example: he interpreted the data「彼はデータを読み取った」(かれはデータをよみとった). When used to mean 'read', it often implies reading and understanding written or visual information, such as text or symbols. For example: she read the ancient script「彼女は古代文字を読み取った」(かのじょはこだいもじをよみとった). The verb is commonly used in contexts where deeper understanding or analysis is required.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    5148

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

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

Kanji in the Word 読み取る

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    読

    Meaning

    Read

  • kanji

    取

    Meaning

    Take

Hiragana in the Word 読み取る

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    み

    Reading

    Mi

  • hiragana

    る

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 読み取る Through the Kanji 読

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 読 as well.

  • word

    読む

    Meaning

    Read

  • word

    読み方

    Meaning

    Reading

  • word

    読者

    Meaning

    Reader

  • word

    音読み

    Meaning

    On reading

  • word

    訓読み

    Meaning

    Kunyomi

  • word

    読書

    Meaning

    Reading

  • word

    読み書き

    Meaning

    Reading and writing

  • word

    読み

    Meaning

    Reading

Words Related to 読み取る Through the Kanji 取

These 36 Words contain the Kanji 取 as well.

  • word

    取る

    Meaning

    Take, Get

  • word

    取り引き

    Meaning

    Deal

  • word

    書き取る

    Meaning

    Transcribe

  • word

    取れる

    Meaning

    Come off

  • word

    受け取る

    Meaning

    Receive

  • word

    取得

    Meaning

    Acquisition

  • word

    取り上げる

    Meaning

    Take up, Confiscate

  • word

    取り出す

    Meaning

    Takeout

  • word

    取り敢えず

    Meaning

    Firstly

  • word

    取り組む

    Meaning

    Tackle

  • word

    受け取り

    Meaning

    Receipt

  • word

    聞き取り

    Meaning

    Comprehension, Listening

  • word

    書き取り

    Meaning

    Dictation

  • word

    取り締まり

    Meaning

    Control, Regulation

  • word

    取り分け

    Meaning

    Especially

  • word

    取材

    Meaning

    Interview, Coverage

  • word

    取り戻す

    Meaning

    Recover

  • word

    取り入れる

    Meaning

    Incorporate, Adopt

  • word

    遣り取り

    Meaning

    Exchange

  • word

    取り扱い

    Meaning

    Handling

  • word

    摂取

    Meaning

    Intake

  • word

    取り

    Meaning

    Grasp

  • word

    引き取る

    Meaning

    Take, Withdraw

  • word

    取り込む

    Meaning

    Takein, Confuse

  • word

    取り組み

    Meaning

    Initiative, Effort

  • word

    取り付ける

    Meaning

    Attach, Install

  • word

    取り決め

    Meaning

    Agreement

  • word

    取り消す

    Meaning

    Cancel

  • word

    取り除く

    Meaning

    Remove

  • word

    取り返す

    Meaning

    Reclaim

  • word

    取り扱う

    Meaning

    Deal, Handle

  • word

    取り次ぐ

    Meaning

    Relay

  • word

    取り替える

    Meaning

    Replace, Exchange

  • word

    取り消し

    Meaning

    Cancellation

  • word

    取り締まる

    Meaning

    Regulate, Enforce

  • word

    取り巻く

    Meaning

    Surround

Learn the Word 読み取る

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What does 'Yomitoru' (読み取る) mean?

'Yomitoru' means 'Read' or 'Interpret' .

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