EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    reading aloud; recitation

    see 音読

    彼はその詩を一本調子で朗読した。
    He read the poem in a monotone.
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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

melodious, clear, bright, serene, cheerful

Kun
ほが.らかあき.らか
On
ロウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1374 of 2500
Radical
moon
WaniKani
Level 43

Built from

Used in names as

あきあきらさえ

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-6-4SKIP code
4b6.11The Kanji Dictionary
3772.0Four corner code
846deroo
6717Unicode hex code
1-47-15JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3762Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4802New Nelson (John Haig)
1325New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1679Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
891Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1210Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1469Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1579Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1450A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1394Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1610Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14362PMorohashi
995A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1754Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1878Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1414Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1005henshall3
917Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1628Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1006Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1481Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lang3Pinyin reading
rangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
43WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

read

Kun
よ.む-よ.み
On
ドクトクトウ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
618 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Used in names as

よみ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-7-7SKIP code
7a7.9The Kanji Dictionary
0461.2Four corner code
3057deroo
8aadUnicode hex code
1-38-41JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4375Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5629New Nelson (John Haig)
1541New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1943Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1038Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1401Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
348Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
372Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
484A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2142Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
55Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35580PMorohashi
189A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
244Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
244Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
123sakade
88Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
206henshall3
233Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
323crowley
180Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.10busy_people
1689Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
354Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
du2, dou4Pinyin reading
dog, duKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level