Vocab Info
N5 う-verb (む), Transitive verb
読むto read
Dictionary Definition
Common
- う-verb (む), Transitive verb - 1. - to read 
- 2. - to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant 
- 3. - to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine 
- 4. - to pronounce, to read (e.g. a kanji) 
- 5. - to decipher, to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.), to tell (the time) 
- 6. - to count, to estimate now mostly used in idioms,- See Also: 
- 7. - to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading also written as 訓む
 
All Forms
読む 【よむ】
Details
- よ 
- む 
 
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Examples
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- 朝に本を読む。 - I read a book in the morning. - N5
 
- 父は毎朝新聞を読みます。 - My father reads the newspaper every morning. - N5
 
- もっと本を読んだ方がいいですよ。 - You should read more books. - N5
 
- 子供が親に:「絵本を読んでください。」 - Child to parent: 'Please read me a picture book.' - N5
 
- 今日は父の誕生日なので、手紙を読みました。 - Today is my father's birthday, so I read him the letter. - N4
 
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