Vocab Info
N5 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
読むto read
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to read
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
2.
to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
3.
to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
4.
to pronounce, to read (e.g. a kanji)
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
5.
to decipher, to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.), to tell (the time)
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
6.
to count, to estimate
now mostly used in idioms,See Also:
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
7.
to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
also written as 訓む
All Forms
読む 【よむ】
Common・Uncommon
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Pitch Accent
よ
む
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朝に本を読む。
I read a book in the morning.
父は毎朝新聞を読みます。
My father reads the newspaper every morning.
もっと本を読んだ方がいいですよ。
You should read more books.
子供が親に:「絵本を読んで下さい。」
Child to parent: 'Please read me a picture book.'
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.
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