JLPT N5 · 14 strokes
Kanji 読: "read"
The kanji 読 means "read". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read ドク, トク, トウ in on'yomi and よ.む, -よ.み in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ドクトクトウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
よ.む-よ.み
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | read |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 618 of 2,501 |
Common words with 読
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 読むto read · to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant
- 読み取るcomprendre à la lecture, saisir · deviner, lire (les pensées)
- 読書reading (books)
- 読者reader
- 読みreading · reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading)
- 読み上げるto read out; to read aloud; to call out · to finish reading; to read through
- 空気を読むto read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
- 解読deciphering; decoding
- 心を読むto read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
- 読み返すto reread; to read again
- 読み終わるto finish reading; to read through
- 読み書きreading and writing
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