よ.む
yomu
JLPT N514 strokesKanjiLevel 9 - JLPT N5

Quick answer

読 is the kanji for "Read". A common reading is よ.む (yomu). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Read

Also : Recite · Reading · Pronounce

Readings

kunよ.む/ yomukunよ.み/ yomionどく/ dokuonとく/ tokuonとう/ tou

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The speech radical (言) with an added component for reaching out — the mouth reaches toward written text, giving voice to silent words on the page.

Reading ·

よむ (yomu) sounds like 'yo-moo' — yo, the cow reads its own moo sounds aloud.

Example Sentences

毎晩、本を読みます。

まいばん、ほんをよみます。

I read a book every evening.

毎朝新聞を読みます。

まいあさしんぶんをよみます。

I read the newspaper every morning.

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