JLPT N5 Beginner
読む
To read text, interpret a situation, or pronounce a character.
Readings
Other forms
読みます polite form
読まない plain negative
読んだ plain past
読んで te-form
読める potential form
読もう volitional form
1 Verb (Godan, transitive)
To read (text)
Describes the act of visually following written characters to understand their meaning.
Example
毎晩 、 寝る 前 に 本 を 読みます 。
Every night, I read a book before going to sleep.
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2 Verb (Godan, transitive)
To read (a situation or mind)
Refers to inferring hidden meanings, predicting future developments, or sensing the atmosphere.
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3 Verb (Godan, transitive)
To pronounce
Indicates the specific phonetic way a character or word is spoken.
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