読

14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N5

read

Kun'yomi
  • よむ
    		to read ②to recite (e.g. a sutra) ③to predict ④to decipher
  • -よみ
On'yomi
  • ドク
  • トク
  • トウ
Nanori
  • よみ

Main Radical

言(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

よむ-よみ 85.2%
ドクトク 12.3%
よみ 2.4%
トウ 0.1%

Character Breakdown

read
よ.む　ドク　よみ (2nd, N5)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
sell
う.る　バイ　うり (2nd, N4)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ　さむらい　お (4th, N1)
a net, net-like, radical 122
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)

Common Words

よ
読
　
む
to read ②to recite (e.g. a sutra) ③to predict ④to decipher
よ
読
　
み
reading ②reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading) ③reading (e.g. of a situation)
かい
解
どく
読
deciphering
よ
読
　
み
と
取
　
る
to read and understand ②to sense from external cues ③to read (calibration, tape, etc.)
よ
読
　
み
き
切
　
り
finishing reading ②non-serialized story (e.g. in a magazine) ③breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
よ
読
　
み
あ
上
　
げ
　
る
to read out ②to finish reading
びょう
秒
よ
読
　
み
countdown
よ
読
　
み
かえ
返
　
す
to reread
よ
読
　
み
て
手
reader (person) ②person who reads the cards (in karuta games) ③composer (of a poem)
さき
先
よ
読
　
み
foreseeing ②lookahead ③prefetching ④reading ahead
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References

Unicode hex code 8AAD
JIS X 0208 1-38-41
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4375
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5629
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1541
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1943
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1038
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35580P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 189
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 244
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 244
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 123
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 88
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 206
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 233
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 323
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 180
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.10
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1689
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 354
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a7.9
Four corner code 0461.2
De Roo Code 3057