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よ読 read

U+8AAD Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 5 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 5 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 14 strokes Freq #618 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #346 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

read

word

よ yo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

読(よ) む yomu to read 読(よ) める yomeru to be able to read 読(よ) み yomi reading

よみ yomi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

読(よみ) 売(うり) 新(しん) 聞(ぶん) yomiurishinbun Yomiuri Shimbun 読(よみ) 売(うり) yomiuri Yomiuri (newspaper)

どく doku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

読(どく) 者(しゃ) dokusha reader 読(どく) 書(しょ) dokusho reading 購(こう) 読(どく) koudoku subscription 音(おん) 読(どく) ondoku reading aloud

Stroke order

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