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How to say 'Reading' in Japanese | 読み方

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The Japanese word for Reading is 'Yomikata', written as 読み方 in Japanese.'Reading' in hiragana is よみかた.

    word

    読み方

    Meaning

    Reading

    Reading

    よみかた

    yomikata

    Kanji

    読Read 方Direction

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '読み方 (よみかた)' refers to the way or method of reading something, particularly in terms of pronunciation or interpretation. It is commonly used when discussing how to read kanji, words, or texts. For example: What is the reading of this kanji?「この漢字の読み方は何ですか？」(このかんじのよみかたはなんですか？). The reading of this word is difficult「この言葉の読み方は難しい」(このことばのよみかたはむずかしい). This term is essential in language learning and is often used in educational contexts to clarify pronunciation or meaning.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    599

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 読み方

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    読

    Meaning

    Read

  • kanji

    方

    Meaning

    Direction

Hiragana in the Word 読み方

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    み

    Reading

    Mi

Words Related to 読み方 Through the Kanji 読

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 読 as well.

  • word

    読む

    Meaning

    Read

  • word

    読者

    Meaning

    Reader

  • word

    音読み

    Meaning

    On reading

  • word

    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

Words Related to 読み方 Through the Kanji 方

These 36 Words contain the Kanji 方 as well.

  • word

    方

    Meaning

    Direction, Side

  • word

    貴方

    Meaning

    You

  • word

    方法

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    何方

    Meaning

    Where, Which

  • word

    一方

    Meaning

    Side, On the other hand

  • word

    地方

    Meaning

    Region

  • word

    言い方

    Meaning

    Way of speaking

  • word

    書き方

    Meaning

    Way of writing

  • word

    方向

    Meaning

    Direction

  • word

    仕方

    Meaning

    Way

  • word

    方式

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    方針

    Meaning

    Policy

  • word

    明け方

    Meaning

    Dawn

  • word

    両方

    Meaning

    Both

  • word

    生き方

    Meaning

    Lifestyle

  • word

    仕方無い

    Meaning

    Helpless

  • word

    夕方

    Meaning

    Evening

  • word

    彼方

    Meaning

    Yonder

  • word

    方面

    Meaning

    Direction, Field

  • word

    方々

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    正方形

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    他方

    Meaning

    Other, Another

  • word

    味方

    Meaning

    Ally

  • word

    前方

    Meaning

    Front

  • word

    双方

    Meaning

    Both

  • word

    行方

    Meaning

    Whereabouts

  • word

    方言

    Meaning

    Dialect

  • word

    やり方

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    目方

    Meaning

    Weight

  • word

    長方形

    Meaning

    Rectangle

  • word

    方角

    Meaning

    Direction

  • word

    処方

    Meaning

    Prescription

  • word

    平方

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    片方

    Meaning

    One, Side

  • word

    四方

    Meaning

    Directions

  • word

    後方

    Meaning

    Rear, Back

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'Yomikata' means 'Reading' .

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