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Kanji 読: meaning "read", readings, stroke order

The kanji 読 means "read". On'yomi: ドク、トク、トウ; kun'yomi: よむ. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
read
On'yomi
ドクトクトウ· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Kun'yomi
よむ
Strokes
14
Level
JLPT N5
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
讀 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.
Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.

Words with 読

  • 読む よむ — To read
  • 読み よみ — reading
  • 読書 どくしょ — reading
  • 句読点 くとうてん — punctuation marks
  • 講読 こうどく — reading
  • 購読 こうどく — subscription
  • 朗読 ろうどく — reading aloud, recitation
  • 読み上げる よみあげる — to read out loud (and clearly), to call a roll

Stroke order · 14 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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