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KanjiN5Grade 2 · 小214 strokesRadical 言

読 · read

読 is a kanji meaning read. It has 14 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ドクdoku
  • トクtoku
  • トウtō

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • よむyomu
  • -よみ-yomi

Practise the N5 kanji

In 第2巻 JLPT N5, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 読 · 8 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 読
WordReadingMeaningLevel
読むよむto readN5
読みよみreadingN3
読書どくしょreadingN3
句読点くとうてんpunctuation marksN2
講読こうどくreadingN1
購読こうどくsubscriptionN1
Show all 8 words
More words that use 読
WordReadingMeaningLevel
朗読ろうどくreading aloud, recitationN1
読み上げるよみあげるto read out loud (and clearly), to call a rollN1

Example sentence

本を読む暇がない。

ほんをよむひまがない

I have no time to read books.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #164500 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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