Japanese word

読み

Pronunciation

Romajiyomi

Meaning

  • nounreading

Example

この漢字の読みを教えてください。ko no kan ji no yo mi o oshi e te ku da sa i

Please tell me the reading of this kanji.

Illustration for 読み (reading)

More examples

難しい地名の読みを調べました。muzuka shi i chi mei no yo mi o shira be ma shi ta

I looked up the reading of a difficult place name.

Core concept

Focuses on how written language is pronounced when it is read, rather than on what it means.

Common phrases

  • 地名の読みchi mei no yo mi

    the reading of a place name

  • 正しい読みtada shi i yo mi

    correct reading

  • 読みを確認するyo mi o kaku nin su ru

    check the reading

Similar words

読み方yomikata: The particular way a written word or character is pronounced.
発音hatsuon: The way a sound, word, or sentence is produced in speech.
音読ondoku: The act of reading written words aloud.

Definition in Japanese

漢字や語を声に出して読むときの発音。kan ji ya go o koe ni da shi te yo mu to ki no hatsu on

Word origin

読み (yomi, "reading") is the noun form of 読む (yomu, "to read"), formed from its continuative stem and used for the pronunciation of written characters and words.

Usage tips

  • A single kanji can have different 読み (yomi) in different words, which makes pronunciation an important part of discussing Japanese vocabulary.

Other meanings

  • pronunciationnoun

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