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Keyword
read
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 9
Heisig372
Old form讀
Readings
よ
(82%)
どく
(12%)
とく
(3%)
Composed of
言
say
売
sell
Mnemonic

Every good salesman that tries to sell you something will say whatever they can to get you to buy their product, but don't be fooled! You need to read the fine-print! There's always a catch.

Used in vocabulary (430 in total)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
reader
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Examples (200 in total)
No matter how many times I read this explanation, I can't make sense of it.
Well then, let me read it.
Please read it at home.
Both he and I liked reading books.
I did read it, but I didn't really understand it.
Please let me know when you have finished reading.
Which one shall I read for you?
I had anticipated this situation.
I haven't been reading it very seriously until now.
I read, following the letters with my finger.
What are you reading?
If you have read that book, you should be able to follow the conversation.
How about opening it and reading it?
I read the second page slowly.
Wow, I'm impressed you can read a book with so much writing in it.
It was handwriting that was hard to read, like a child's.
Actually, I hardly read anything other than manga.
I want to read manga.
Rio looked down so that I couldn't read the expression.
She was sitting alone on a counter stool, reading a book.
Why did I read something like that so obsessively?
Actually, I haven't been able to read the last chapter yet.
Young people today don't read newspapers much.
The writing was slightly blurred, but it was readable without any problem.
I was forced to read it.
I was sitting in a seat around the middle of the classroom, reading a book.
I read it properly twice.
Reading the email, I was truly relieved.
It's interesting no matter how many times you read it.
Is there a TV show you want to watch, or a book you want to read?
I also wrote about the books I'd read, the music I'd listened to, and the movies I'd watched.
On the table lies a thick book, face down, read to about the halfway point.
I read a book that takes a scientific look at cooking.
In the past, I used to read French poetry with great enthusiasm.
Please read Lesson 5 before the next class.
She had good posture and an air of elegance, but her age was hard to guess.
I could not read any emotion from that face.
It could be read from their expressions.
It seemed as if he had understood the meaning in an instant.
One cannot read people's minds.
Because it was far away and it was night, I could not read the characters written there.
I read quickly through the contents.
I picked up some knowledge by reading books.
No matter how much I read, it was in the same tone as the diary from ten years ago.
It feels even sweeter and more beautiful than when I read it before.
But I also want to read the books I just put on the bookshelf!
Then, may I read the sentences in the textbook?
To cover that up, I pretend to read the textbook.
I read all twelve volumes of the manga in one go.
If you don't follow this convention, readers will get confused.
It just shows how much readers wanted it.
I ask the readers to please forgive my selfishness.
I would be delighted if you readers have enjoyed it this far.
I started reading from chapter five.
Alongside studying, I had begun to take out and read various picture books.
Our eyes met for just a moment, but I could not discern the true meaning of the words.
I still cannot discern her true intentions.
I cannot read the true intentions of the man in front of me.
You read my report, didn't you?
The wrinkles are too deep to read the expression.
But in literature class, I have to read one book a month.
I read it many times when I was a child.
Today was a day of reading.
Barely pausing to enjoy our reunion, he went and started reading.
If I participate in the activity, my reading time will probably be cut down, too.
Reading is my greatest pleasure.
Will it get in the way of my reading?
I used to study and read a lot.
Please read the first line.
I had also read one novel by this author.
If you don't read it, you'll get left behind in the conversation.
It is regrettable that it was not read much.
With their shoulders touching, the two of them read the text.
If you sit in your seat and read a book, you'll arrive at your destination.
The text in the email is garbled, so I can't read it.
The wooden sign was chipped away, but the letters could still be read somehow.
That file can no longer be read.
Does just reading a book make you better at massage?
Quiet, please, as I am reading.
Mother had no intention whatsoever of reading Father's letter.
Reading shōjo manga all night was probably also a cause.
What reading can cultivate is the ability to enjoy life.
Even though it's a work that at least several thousand people are reading.
I finished reading Part One.
I wonder how many years it will take to read it all while translating.
Could it be that my prediction was wrong?
It's just that the names are read the same way.
Your prediction was right.
Seeing my younger sister's movements, I was convinced that my prediction had been correct.
In English, I'm good at reading but bad at speaking.
Even when the reading is the same, different characters mean different things.
I try to understand their intentions, but I can read nothing from their expression.
For that reason, you read through the opponent's tactics one by one.
I want to read through every single one of them immediately.
I want to read them all, one after another.
It is a fact that I am sleep-deprived from reading the rulebook.
I'm reading a book on color theory.
Please tell me how this kanji is read.
Come to think of it, can you read kanji?
I can't read kanji, let alone write them.
I finished reading that thick book in three days.
I'm going to read it aloud in front of everyone!
I read out the name written on the business card.
I tried reading it aloud.
At the end of the convention, an appeal for peace was read out.
The nurse reads out the figures on the monitor in front of her one after another.
I read through a long novel in one night.
I wonder if they read an incomplete version.
After finishing the first page, I skim through the local sports section.
Please read the application guidelines carefully.
When I first read this book, I took it for some kind of fabrication or delusion.
After the war, I read a book that described the situation at that time.
I have read about it in a book, but this is the first time I am seeing the real thing.
People read emotions and scenes into the changes in the characters they see.
I'll finish reading this book by the end of today.
Please read Article 3 of the contract carefully.
If you don't mind, could you read a picture book to them and put them to bed?
It properly leaves room for readers to appreciate it freely.
Until fifth grade, I spent my days off reading.
He has been carefully calculating his moves since the opening.
I can't read music, but I play the guitar by ear.
Didn't you notice when you read the beginning of that book?
I read it, picking out only the main points.
I couldn't read any emotion at all in those eyes, and it was creepy.
The English exam is divided into two parts: reading and listening.
I'll put it all together in a file so you can read it anytime.
His writing is very easy to read.
This book is dry and hard to read.
His handwriting is idiosyncratic and hard to read.
I believe the content is such that it will definitely entertain all of you readers.
"Is she reading a book?" "Yes, she is."
I'd like you to read this book.
Shall I give you something to read?
You ought to have read the book.
Do you have anything to read?
Are you still reading that book?
Did you enjoy reading that book?
I always want to read that book.
The more you read this book, the less you understand!
I've already read this book.
Have you read this book yet?
You may have read this book already.
You've already read this book, haven't you?
I've read this book many times.
Even children can read this book.
I don't want to read this book.
I've just started to read this book.
This book is pleasant to read.
Read this book.
I don't have time to read this book.
I remember reading this book.
I think you should read this book.
You can read this book.
Don't read in this room.
This is a good book for children to read.
This is a book to read.
Could you read this for me?
Read this.
Read this!
What is the good of reading such books?
The more you read the book, the less you will understand it.
I have already read the book.
Didn't you read the book?
Please read that book.
I remember reading that book.
Don't read that kind of book.
I'm still reading.
Have you started reading the book yet?
Have you read the book yet?
I need to read more books.
I'm reading the book you gave me.
If you have nothing to do, why not read a book?
Read after me.
Kate was made to read the book.
I have just read this book.
What book are you reading now?
I want something to read.
What are you reading?
I read books.
I want you to read this book.
You may read whichever book you like.
You must read this book.
I had been reading a book when he came in.
I want him to read this.
I read his book.
I'm reading his books.
He doesn't read many books.
He hasn't read the book yet.
He was able to read the book.
He didn't even read it.
He sat reading a book.
He can't even read, let alone write.
He kept reading a book.
He likes to read books.
He stopped reading a book.
He is reading a book.
Is he reading a book?
He is reading a book in his room.
He can neither read nor write.
He can't read.