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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 読む |
よむ |
(v5m) to read |
1323 |
| 読売 |
よみうり |
(n) Yomiuri (newspaper) |
1689 |
| 読者 |
どくしゃ |
(n) reader |
3350 |
| 読み |
よみ |
(n) reading |
4201 |
| 侍 |
さむらい |
(n) Samurai; warrior |
5152 |
| 侍従 |
じじゅう |
(n) chamberlain |
6726 |
| 解読 |
かいどく |
(n,vs) deciphering; decoding |
7725 |
| 読書 |
どくしょ |
(n) reading |
8095 |
| 朗読 |
ろうどく |
(n) reading aloud; recitation |
8589 |
| 読み方 |
よみかた |
(n) way of reading; how to read |
8813 |
| 読み上げる |
よみあげる |
(v1) to read out loud (and clearly); to call a roll |
10677 |
| 読本 |
とくほん |
(n) reading-book |
11633 |
| 読本 |
どくほん |
(n) reading-book |
11633 |
| 読み取る |
よみとる |
(v5r) to read (someones) mind; to read (the calibration) |
13692 |
| 査読 |
さどく |
(n) investigative reading; research |
14184 |
| 購読 |
こうどく |
(n,vs) subscription (e.g. magazine) |
14270 |
| 読み込む |
よみこむ |
(v5m) to express (e.g. emotion); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (extra meaning) into (something) |
14429 |
| 愛読 |
あいどく |
(n,vs) reading with pleasure |
14772 |
| 読み書き |
よみかき |
(n) reading and writing |
14861 |
| 読み切り |
よみきり |
(n) finish reading; finish reading in one session |
15112 |
| 侍女 |
じじょ |
(n) lady attendant; maid |
16414 |
| 音読み |
おんよみ |
(n) on (Chinese) reading of kanji |
17756 |
| 読み取り |
よみとり |
(n,vs) reading |
17994 |
| 読解 |
どっかい |
(n) reading comprehension |
18462 |
| 句読点 |
くとうてん |
(n) punctuation marks |
20897 |
| 誤読 |
ごどく |
(n,vs) misreading; misinterpreting |
21397 |
| 難読 |
なんどく |
(n) difficult to read (e.g. obscure kanji) |
22259 |
| 訓読み |
くんよみ |
(n) kun-yomi (Japanese reading of character) |
22570 |
| 典侍 |
てんじ |
(n) maid of honor; lady in waiting |
23235 |
| 読み出し |
よみだし |
(n) reading; readout (computer) |
23919 |
| 可読性 |
かどくせい |
(n) readability; legibility |
24080 |
| 読み物 |
よみもの |
(n) reading matter; reading material |
24154 |
| 読み替える |
よみかえる |
(v1) to read a kanji with a different pronunciation |
24438 |
| 近侍 |
きんじ |
(n,vs) attendant; attendance upon another |
24980 |
| 訓読 |
くんどく |
(n,vs) reading a Chinese text (kanbun) in Japanese |
26494 |
| 読経 |
どきょう |
(n) sutra chanting |
26730 |
| 内侍 |
ないし |
(ok) (n) maid of honor |
26730 |
| 内侍 |
ないじ |
(n) maid of honor |
26730 |
| 読み手 |
よみて |
(n) reader (person) |
26893 |
| 読み出す |
よみだす |
(v5s) to read (computer) |
26991 |
| 侍医 |
じい |
(n) court physician |
27153 |
| 音読 |
おんどく |
(n,vs) reading aloud |
27433 |
| 読誦 |
どくしょう |
(n,vs) reading aloud; recitation; intoning |
28567 |
| 読誦 |
どくじゅ |
(n,vs) reading aloud; recitation; intoning |
28567 |
| 一読 |
いちどく |
(n) perusal; one reading |
29086 |
| 判読 |
はんどく |
(n) decipherment; interpretation; making out |
29086 |
| 必読 |
ひつどく |
(n) should be read by all |
29962 |
| 読点 |
とうてん |
(n) comma |
30195 |
| 読み切る |
よみきる |
(v5r) to finish reading; to read through |
30308 |
| 立ち読み |
たちよみ |
(n) reading while standing (in a bookstore) |
30688 |
| 熟読 |
じゅくどく |
(n,vs) perusal; careful reading |
30832 |
| 読物 |
よみもの |
(n) reading matter; reading material |
31224 |
| 秒読み |
びょうよみ |
(n) countdown |
31224 |
| 読破 |
どくは |
(n,vs) finish reading a book |
31784 |
| 講読 |
こうどく |
(n,vs) reading; translation |
31930 |
| 侍る |
はべる |
(v5r) to wait upon; to serve |
32216 |
| 読み返す |
よみかえす |
(v5s) to reread; to read again |
32361 |
| 副読本 |
ふくとくほん |
(n) supplementary reader |
33462 |
| 副読本 |
ふくどくほん |
(n) supplementary reader |
33462 |
| 精読 |
せいどく |
(n,vs) intensive reading; conning |
33636 |
| 読み直す |
よみなおす |
(v5s) to read (a book, etc.) over again |
34212 |
| 侍立 |
じりつ |
(n,vs) assisting (a dignitary) |
34381 |
| 棒読み |
ぼうよみ |
(n) reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese |
34761 |
| 未読 |
みどく |
(adj-na,n) not yet read |
34955 |
| 侍講 |
じこう |
(n) imperial tutor |
35778 |
| 侍読 |
じどく |
(n) imperial tutor |
36169 |
| 多読 |
たどく |
(n) wide (extensive) reading |
36396 |
| 読み下す |
よみくだす |
(v5s) to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese |
36396 |
| 耽読 |
たんどく |
(n) absorption in reading |
37706 |
| 拝読 |
はいどく |
(n,vs) reading |
37706 |
| 素読 |
そどく |
(n) reading without comprehending |
38001 |
| 代読 |
だいどく |
(n) reading for another |
38001 |
| 侍者 |
じしゃ |
(n) attendant; valet; altar boy |
38280 |
| 読後感 |
どくごかん |
(n) one's impressions after reading a book |
38888 |
| 再読 |
さいどく |
(n,vs) rereading |
39227 |
| 湯桶読み |
ゆとうよみ |
(n) mixed kun-on reading (cf. juubakoyomi) |
39227 |
| 直読 |
ちょくどく |
(n) reading (Chinese) without syntactical rearrangement into Japanese |
39571 |
| 晴耕雨読 |
せいこううどく |
(n) working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather; living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits |
39920 |
| 読み耽る |
よみふける |
(v5r) to be absorbed in reading |
39920 |
| 読唇術 |
どくしんじゅつ |
(n) lip reading |
39920 |
| 通読 |
つうどく |
(n,vs) reading through; reading over |
40263 |
| 読心術 |
どくしんじゅつ |
(n) mind reading |
40263 |
| 奉読 |
ほうどく |
(n) respectful reading |
40263 |
| 読図 |
どくず |
(n) reading a map |
40619 |
| 本読み |
ほんよみ |
(n) good reader; scenario reading |
40619 |
| 読会 |
どっかい |
(n) reading (of a bill) |
41039 |
| 乱読 |
らんどく |
(n) reading unsystematically |
41444 |
| 回読 |
かいどく |
(n) read in turn; circulate a book (among friends) |
41904 |
| 読了 |
どくりょう |
(n) finish reading |
41904 |
| 濫読 |
らんどく |
(n) indiscriminate reading |
41904 |
| 句読 |
くとう |
(n) punctuation; pause |
42342 |
| 侍臣 |
じしん |
(n) courtier; attendant |
42342 |
| 読後 |
どくご |
(n) after reading a book |
42342 |
| 黙読 |
もくどく |
(n,vs) reading silently |
42342 |
| 読出し |
よみだし |
(n) reading; readout (computer) |
42893 |
| 併読 |
へいどく |
(n) secondary reading |
42893 |
| 閲読 |
えつどく |
(n,vs) reading; perusal |
43447 |
| 可読 |
かどく |
(adj-na,n) readable |
43447 |
| 侍する |
じする |
(vs-s) to wait upon; to serve |
43447 |
| 読み合わせる |
よみあわせる |
(v1) to read out and compare or collate |
43447 |
| 下読み |
したよみ |
(n) rehearsal (of play); preparatory reading; lesson study |
44061 |
| 拾い読み |
ひろいよみ |
(n,vs) reading here and there; skimming through |
44061 |
| 読み応え |
よみごたえ |
(n) worthwhile reading |
44061 |
| 読み誤る |
よみあやまる |
(v5r) to misread; to mispronounce |
44061 |
| 輪読 |
りんどく |
(n) reading in turns |
44061 |
| 侍史 |
じし |
(n) private secretary; respectfully |
44709 |
| 読響 |
よみきょう |
(abbr) Yomiuri Symphony |
45436 |
| 票読み |
ひょうよみ |
(n,vs) estimation of votes |
46248 |
| 訳読 |
やくどく |
(n) reading and translating |
46248 |
| 国侍 |
くにざむらい |
(n) provincial samurai |
47205 |
| 盗み読み |
ぬすみよみ |
(n) reading surreptitiously |
47205 |
| 会読 |
かいどく |
(n) reading-and-discussion meeting |
48294 |
| 読取り |
よみとり |
(n,vs) reading |
48294 |
| 犬侍 |
いぬざむらい |
(n) cowardly or depraved samurai |
49657 |
| 読み癖 |
よみくせ |
(n) idiomatic pronunciation or peculiar reading of a kanji or compound |
49657 |
| さばを読む |
さばをよむ |
(exp) to manipulate figures to one's advantage |
51560 |
| 愛読者 |
あいどくしゃ |
(n) subscriber; reader; admirer |
51560 |
| 愛読書 |
あいどくしょ |
(n) a favourite book |
51560 |
| 暗号解読 |
あんごうかいどく |
cryptanalysis |
51560 |
| 一読の値が有る |
いちどくのあたいがある |
(exp) to be worth reading |
51560 |
| 芋侍 |
いもざむらい |
(n) rustic (boorish) samurai |
51560 |
| 音で読む |
おんでよむ |
to read kanji in the on reading |
51560 |
| 回し読み |
まわしよみ |
reading a book in turn |
51560 |
| 楽譜を読む |
がくふをよむ |
(exp) to read music |
51560 |
| 漢文訓読 |
かんぶんくんどく |
(vs) reading a Chinese text in Japanese |
51560 |
| 句読法 |
くとうほう |
(n) punctuation |
51560 |
| 経を読む |
きょうをよむ |
(exp) to chant a sutra |
51560 |
| 交読 |
こうどく |
(vs) reading responsively |
51560 |
| 交読文 |
こうどくぶん |
responsive readings |
51560 |
| 購読者 |
こうどくしゃ |
subscriber |
51560 |
| 購読料 |
こうどくりょう |
subscription charge |
51560 |
| 再び読む |
ふたたびよむ |
to reread; to read again |
51560 |
| 鯖を読む |
さばをよむ |
(exp) to manipulate figures to one's advantage |
51560 |
| 侍衛 |
じえい |
bodyguard |
51560 |
| 侍衛長 |
じえいちょう |
captain of the guard |
51560 |
| 侍気質 |
さむらいかたぎ |
(n) samurai spirit |
51560 |
| 侍祭 |
じさい |
acolyte |
51560 |
| 侍従官 |
じじゅうかん |
chamberlain |
51560 |
| 侍従職 |
じじゅうしょく |
(n) board of chamberlains |
51560 |
| 侍従長 |
じじゅうちょう |
(n) grand chamberlain |
51560 |
| 侍従武官 |
じじゅうぶかん |
emperor's aide-de-camp |
51560 |
| 侍僧 |
じそう |
(n) acolyte |
51560 |
| 侍八騎 |
さむらいはっき |
eight mounted warriors; eight samurai on horseback |
51560 |
| 侍婢 |
じひ |
(n) lady in waiting |
51560 |
| 失読症 |
しつどくしょう |
(n) dyslexia |
51560 |
| 若侍 |
わかざむらい |
(n) young samurai |
51560 |
| 重箱読み |
じゅうばこよみ |
corrupt pronunciation (on-kun mixture) |
51560 |
| 深読み |
ふかよみ |
(n) reading too much into (what he says) |
51560 |
| 人の心を読む |
ひとのこころをよむ |
(exp) to read a person's thoughts; to guess what a person is thinking |
51560 |
| 積ん読 |
つんどく |
buying books and not reading them |
51560 |