Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to read and understand; to take in
彼は一瞬で意味を読み取ったようだった。It seemed as if he had understood the meaning in an instant.
2. to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind
その顔から感情は読み取れなかった。I could not read any emotion from that face.
3. to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code); to read (out)