Japanese Conversation · Level 66
75 words
Japanese word
読み上げる
Pronunciation
Romajiyomiageru
Meaning
- verbread aloud
Example
先生は物語を読み上げます。sen sei wa monogatari o yo mi a ge ma su
The teacher reads the story aloud.
More examples
司会者が参加者の名前を一人ずつ読み上げます。shi kai sha ga san ka sha no na mae o hito ri zu tsu yo mi a ge ma su
The host reads the participants' names aloud one by one.
Core concept
Describes giving written language a clear spoken form so that it reaches listeners as audible words.
Common phrases
名前を読み上げるna mae o yo mi a ge ru
read the names aloud
原稿を読み上げるgen kō o yo mi a ge ru
read a script aloud
全文を読み上げるzen bun o yo mi a ge ru
read the entire text aloud
Similar words
音読するondokusuru: To read written language aloud as a learning or pronunciation exercise.
朗読するrōdokusuru: To present a literary work aloud with attention to its expression and rhythm.
読み聞かせるyomikikaseru: To read a story aloud to listeners, often in a setting for children.
読むyomu: To look at written language and understand its meaning, with or without speaking.
Definition in Japanese
書かれている文章を聞き手に届くよう声に出して読む。ka ka re te i ru bun shō o ki ki te ni todo ku yō koe ni da shi te yo mu
Word origin
読み上げる (yomiageru) combines 読み (yomi, "reading"), from 読む (yomu, "read"), with 上げる (ageru, "raise or finish"). The compound presents a reading as carried through aloud.
Usage tips
- Official announcements frequently use 読み上げる (yomiageru) for names, numbers, and other written information that an audience needs to hear clearly.
Other meanings
- call outverb
Opposites
- 黙読するmokudokusururead silentlyverb
Related words
- 読み上げ方yomiagekataway of reading aloudnoun
- 読み上げyomiagereading aloudnoun