よ
読
　
み
くだ
下
　
す

Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to read (a text) from start to finish.
  2. to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
よ
読
　
み
くだ
下
　
す
 読み下す よみくだす
よ
訓
　
み
くだ
下
　
す
 訓み下す よみくだす

Contained Kanji 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 (5th, 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)
below, down, descend
カ　した　くだ.る (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)