Japanese Conversation · Level 42
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Japanese word
読み書き
Pronunciation
Romajiyomikaki
Meaning
- nounreading and writing
Example
子どもは毎日、読み書きを練習します。ko do mo wa mai nichi yo mi ka ki o ren shū shi ma su
Children practice reading and writing every day.
More examples
仕事では基本的な読み書きが求められます。shi goto de wa ki hon teki na yo mi ka ki ga moto me ra re ma su
Basic reading and writing skills are required at work.
Core concept
Describes the paired ability to take meaning from written language and put language into written form.
Common phrases
読み書きができるyo mi ka ki ga de ki ru
be able to read and write
読み書きを学ぶyo mi ka ki o mana bu
learn to read and write
読み書きの練習yo mi ka ki no ren shū
reading and writing practice
Similar words
識字shikiji: The basic ability to read and write in a language.
読み書き能力yomikakinōryoku: The ability to understand written language and express ideas in writing.
Definition in Japanese
文字で表された内容を理解し、考えや情報を文字で表すこと。moji de arawa sa re ta nai yō o ri kai shi kanga e ya jō hō o moji de arawa su ko to
Word origin
読み書き (yomikaki) combines the continuative forms 読み (yomi, "reading") and 書き (kaki, "writing") from 読む (yomu, "to read") and 書く (kaku, "to write").
Usage tips
- The phrase 読み書きそろばん (yomikaki soroban) traditionally names literacy and arithmetic as the basic skills of practical education.
Other meanings
- literacynoun
Opposites
- 非識字hishikijiilliteracynoun
Related words
- 読み書きするyomikakisururead and writeverb