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Strokes

読

read

JLPTN5School grade2Strokes14Frequency#618
Kun
よむ · -よみyomu · yomie.g.読むよむread
On
ドク · トク · トウdoku · toku · toue.g.読書どくしょreading

Kun is the Japanese reading, used when the kanji stands alone with kana after it. On comes from Chinese and is mostly used in compound words.

Radical
言speech
Parts
  • 言speech
  • 士scholar
  • 儿legs
  • 冖crown

Used in words

  • 読(よ)む
    read
  • 読書(どくしょ)
    reading

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