読み
Meanings
Noun
1. reading
2. reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading) (also written 訓み)
3. reading (e.g. of a situation); insight; judgment; interpretation; prediction; calculation
Kanji used
Pitch accent
よみ
Used in vocabulary
読み方
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
Noun
立ち読み
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
Noun
棒読み
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
Noun
読み切り
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; one-shot; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
Noun
Examples17
この
I cannot finish reading this thick book in a week.
彼
He read the book from cover to cover.
自分
Many a reader skips the words that he doesn't know.
案外、
This book is surprisingly easy to read, isn't it?
やさしい
Written in easy English, the book is easy to read.
手書き
Written by hand, the letter was not very easy to read.