Meanings
Noun
1. reading
2. reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading)
also written 訓み
3. reading (e.g. of a situation); insight; judgment; interpretation; prediction; calculation
Kanji used
read
Pitch accent
Top 7400
Used in vocabulary (126 in total)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to reread; to read again
to finish reading; to read through
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to go on reading
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to finish reading; to read through
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
to read aloud to another
to be absorbed in reading
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
to read (a book, etc.) over again
reading partway; leaving half-read
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to be absorbed in reading
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
easy to read; legible; clear
reading matter; reading material
skimming (a book, etc.)
to finish reading; to read through
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
hard to read; illegible
to skip over (while reading); to skim
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)
to read too much
to finish reading; to read through
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to reread; to read again
hard to read
reading; loading
to read (a text) from start to finish; to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese
reading aloud; recitation
reading (the parts one is interested in); reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand
to read a kanji with a different pronunciation; to load (e.g. data on a computer); to read; to change the language or wording (of a provision, etc.); to apply a different term
to read (a book, etc.) over again
to begin to read; to leaf through a book
reading a book in turn
overly optimistic; misjudged; underestimated
to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover
reading (e.g. by a scanner)
to read too much
on reading; on'yomi; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to be accustomed to reading
cards with words or phrases written on them, used in Japanese karuta games
worthwhile reading; substantial reading
leaving half-read (book, etc.); leaving unfinished
to read smoothly; to skim
easy to read; legible; clear
to read in succession (e.g. by many readers)
reading vertically down horizontal text (e.g. as a simple code)
preparatory reading; preparation (for a lesson); reading through (e.g. a script); rehearsal (of a play)
kun reading; kun'yomi; native Japanese reading of a Chinese character
reading surreptitiously
to misread (a name, kanji, etc.); to read incorrectly; to mispronounce (when reading); to misread (a situation, trend, etc.); to misinterpret; to misjudge
to read out and compare (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); to check (accounts, etc.) by reading aloud
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to read to (for) someone
skim reading; skipping through text
reading matter; reading material
reading; readout (computer)
hard to read; illegible
to leave half-read; to leave unfinished
huge amount of material (worth reading); richness of content (of a book)
backward reading
to overlook in reading
to be accustomed to reading
skimming through; scanning (reading matter)
to read in succession (e.g. by many readers)
to misread; to mispronounce
to misread; to mispronounce
estimation of votes
to skip over (while reading); to skim
to begin to read; to leaf through a book
leaving half-read (book, etc.); leaving unfinished
worthwhile reading; substantial reading
to skip over; to miss reading
reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it; reading a second draft without checking it against the original
reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it; reading a second draft without checking it against the original
to read through (difficult passage or particularly long book)
to be accustomed to reading
reading a word backwards (often to make slang)
to be absorbed in reading
reading partway; leaving half-read
knowing a theory without being able to apply it
skimming a text
to read out and compare (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); to check (accounts, etc.) by reading aloud
to skip over; to miss reading
easy to read
easy to read
mixed on-kun kanji reading
ease of reading; legibility
easy to read
reverse reading of kana (e.g. "shisu" instead of "sushi"); backwards reading
idiomatic pronunciation or peculiar reading of a kanji or compound
to misread; to mispronounce
to leave half-read; to leave unfinished
reading a text from start to finish; transliterating classical Chinese into Japanese
reading (of a word) that has become accepted through popular usage
reading classical Chinese aloud without trying to understand the meaning; reading a kanji compound using the Japanese pronunciation of each of its characters
to fail to read correctly
mixed kun-on kanji reading
hard to read; illegible
overly optimistic; misjudged; underestimated
reading (e.g. by a scanner)
to be accustomed to reading
kana indicating the pronunciation of kanji; furigana
huge amount of material (worth reading); richness of content (of a book)
to be accustomed to reading
kanji "bird of the zodiac" radical (radical 164)
historic customary reading of a kanji word
manner of reading
forward reading
nonstandard reading of a kanji
Examples (1 in total)
You have only to read a few pages of this book.