Kanji 読: "read"

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

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

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.

• 読よむto read · to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant
• 読よみ取とるto read and understand; to take in · to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind
• 読どく書しょreading (books)
• 読どく者しゃreader
• 読よみreading · reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading)
• 読よみ上あげるto read out; to read aloud; to call out · to finish reading; to read through
• 空くう気きを読よむto read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
• 解かい読どくdeciphering; decoding
• 心こころを読よむto read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
• 読よみ返かえすto reread; to read again
• 読よみ終おわるto finish reading; to read through
• 読よみ書かきreading and writing

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