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N5 · 14 strokes · — · Irodori #36 · Starter L11
読
read
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Readings
- On’yomi
- トウ、トク、ドク
- Kun’yomi
- -よ・み、よ・む
Example words
読書
どくしょ
reading (books)
読む
よむ
to read
読み
よみ
reading
読者
どくしゃ
reader
Memory aids
Guided learn session →How to remember
Shape
Words (言) + sell (売) — selling words aloud; to read.
Components
Remember "read" (読) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.
Anchor word
読みます (よみます) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.
Readings
First learned in 読みます (よみます) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: -よ・み、よ・む — often used in native Japanese words (like 読みます). On'yomi: トウ、トク、ドク — common in compound words (熟語).