How to say 'Reading' in Japanese | 読み

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The Japanese word for Reading is 'Yomi', written as 読み in Japanese.'Reading' in hiragana is よみ.

word

読み

Meaning

Reading

よみ

yomi

Kanji

読Read

Explanation

The Japanese noun '読み (よみ)' refers to the act or process of reading, or the way something is read. It can denote the pronunciation of a word or kanji, or the interpretation of a text. For example: the reading of this kanji is difficult「この漢字の読みは難しい」(このかんじのよみはむずかしい). I enjoy reading books「本を読むのが好きです」(ほんをよむのがすきです). The word can also be used in contexts like fortune-telling, where it refers to the interpretation of signs or omens, as in 'the reading of the cards was accurate'「カードの読みは正確だった」(カードのよみはせいかくだった).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6534

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 読み

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

読

Meaning

Read

Hiragana in the Word 読み

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

み

Reading

Words Related to 読み 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

読み取る

Meaning

Read, Interpret

word

読書

Meaning

Reading

word

読み書き

Meaning

Reading and writing

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'Yomi' means 'Reading' .

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