I make it a habit to read a book every night before bed.
読
read
Kanji
Grade
Grade 2
Strokes
14 strokes
Radical
言部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
ドク, トク, トウ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
よむ, -よみ
Nanori (Name Reading)
おと, とみ, よし, よみ
Common Readings
トウ, トク, ドク, よ…む
Example sentences
I like reading books and magazines (and such).
It is difficult to read someone's true feelings from their facial expression.
He carefully read the numerical values displayed on the screen.
He is engrossed in reading whenever he has free time.
I like listening to music while reading.
His insight into the stock market is always sharp.
Okurigana are added to supplement the reading of kanji.
The host read out the names of the award winners.
The announcer read the news in a clear voice.
Example Vocabulary
読む
to read
読み取る
to read; to understand; to decipher; to scan
読書
reading books
読み
reading; outlook; insight; prediction
読み上げる
to read aloud; to read out; to finish reading
空気を読む
to read the room; to sense the atmosphere
読者
reader; subscriber
解読
decipherment; decoding
心を読む
読み返す
to reread; to read again
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