Vocab Info

N5 う-verb (む), Transitive verb

()to read

    Dictionary Definition

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    1. う-verb (む), Transitive verb

      1.

      to read

    2. う-verb (む), Transitive verb

      2.

      to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant

    3. う-verb (む), Transitive verb

      3.

      to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine

    4. う-verb (む), Transitive verb

      4.

      to pronounce, to read (e.g. a kanji)

    5. う-verb (む), Transitive verb

      5.

      to decipher, to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.), to tell (the time)

    6. う-verb (む), Transitive verb

      6.

      to count, to estimate

      now mostly used in idioms,
    7. う-verb (む), Transitive verb

      7.

      to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading

      also written as 訓む

    All Forms

    読む 【よむ】

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

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    Examples

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      (あさ)(ほん)()

      I read a book in the morning.

      • N5

      (ちち)毎朝(まいあさ)新聞(しんぶん)()みます。

      My father reads the newspaper every morning.

      • N5

      もっと(ほん)()んだ(ほう)がいいですよ。

      You should read more books.

      • N5

      子供(こども)(おや)に:「絵本(えほん)()んでください。」

      Child to parent: 'Please read me a picture book.'

      • N5

      今日(きょう)(ちち)誕生日(たんじょうび)なので、手紙(てがみ)()ました

      Today is my father's birthday, so I read him the letter.

      • N4
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