読書 (dokusho) means “reading” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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毎晩、読書します。mai ban doku sho shi ma su

I read every night.

週末は図書館で読書を楽しみます。shū matsu wa to sho kan de doku sho o tano shi mi ma su

I enjoy reading at the library on weekends.

Describes taking in the content of books or other written works through sustained reading.

本や文章に書かれた内容を読むこと。hon ya bun shō ni ka ka re ta nai yō o yo mu ko to

The Sino-Japanese compound 読書 (dokusho) combines 読 (doku, "read") and 書 (sho, "book" or "writing"), linking the act of reading with written works.

In everyday English, reading includes short texts as well as books, but 読書 (dokusho) more often brings books and the activity of reading them to mind.