Japanese

よみとく
Meaning: to decipher; to read and understand; to interpret
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 読み解く 読み解かない
Polite 読み解きます 読み解きません
Past 読み解いた 読み解かなかった
Polite + Past 読み解きました 読み解きませんでした
Te-form 読み解いて 読み解かなくて
Potential 読み解ける 読み解けない
Passive 読み解かれる 読み解かれない
Causative 読み解かせる 読み解かせない
Causative + Passive 読み解かされる 読み解かされない
Imperative 読み解け 読み解くな

Handwriting

読
み
解
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Example sentences

He tried to decipher the mystery.
その学者は束皙竹簡の力で古い文字を読み解いた
The scholar deciphered the ancient characters with great scholarly ability.

Usage Notes

Used for understanding difficult texts, data, or situations deeply.

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