読

読	Meanings: read On Readings: ドク doku, トク toku Kun Readings: よ（む） yo(mu) Most Used Pronunciation: yo(mu) JLPT Level: 4 (see all JLPT 4 kanji) Grade: 2 Kanji Part: 言 Stroke Number: 14

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Common jukugo
音読み - おん　よみ on yomi - the 'Chinese' reading of a kanji
読書 - どく　しょ doku sho - reading
読解 - どっかい dokkai - reading comprehension
読売新聞 - よみ　うり　しん　ぶん yomi uri shin bun - Yomiuri Newspaper
講読 - こう　どく kou doku - read and explain
晴耕雨読 - せい　こう　う　どく sei kou u doku - working in the field in fine weather, reading at home in rainy weather
購読 - こう　どく kou doku - subscription (magazine)

Useful Examples
Japanese: 日本語を読んでください。
Romaji: nihongo o yonde kudasai.
English: Please read Japanese.

Japanese: もとは手当たり次第に小説を読んだものだ。
Romaji: moto wa teatari shidai ni shousetsu o yonda mono da.
English: I used to read novels at random.

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Notes/Mnemonic
The left part means 'a word' and the right part means 'to sell.' So a book is a bought word

Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.