What does the kanji 読 mean?

The kanji 読 (yomu) means "to read". It is a JLPT N5 character.

What kanji is "yomu"?

"yomu" is written with the kanji 読, meaning "to read". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) どく (doku), とく (toku), とう (tō), kunyomi (native Japanese) よむ (yomu). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 読?

Write 読 ("to read") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 読?

読 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) どく (doku), とく (toku), とう (tō), kunyomi (native Japanese) よむ (yomu).

読“to read” Kanjiyomu / doku

JLPT N5

How to write 読

読 (to read) kanji stroke order diagram with numbered strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning

to read

Onyomi (音読み)

どく doku
とく toku
とう tō

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

よ（む） yo(mu)

Japanese reading

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Example sentences using 読

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

トムはメガネがないと何なにも読よめないんだ。
Tom can't read without his glasses.
読め (よめ)
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読書どくしょをする時間じかんさえもない。
I have no time even for reading.
読書 (どくしょ)
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トムは日本語にほんごを読み書よみかきできるの？
Can Tom read and write Japanese?
読み書き (よみかき)
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