読 kanji: read
読 is a JLPT N5 kanji with 14 strokes. It is read ドク, トク, トウ, よ-む.
- Meaning
- read
- On'yomi
- ドク, トク, トウ
- Kun'yomi
- よ-む
- Strokes
- 14
- JLPT level
- N5
- School grade
- Elementary school grade 2
How to write 読: stroke order
Each step adds one stroke. The newest stroke is red and numbered at its starting point.
How to remember 読
Words (言) for selling (売): a hawker reading off the wares.
Words that use 読
- 読みますよみます - read
- 読書どくしょ - reading (books)
Example sentence
毎日本を読みます。
I read books every day.
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Questions about 読
- What does 読 mean?
- 読 means read.
- How do you read 読?
- 読 has the on'yomi ドク, トク, トウ and the kun'yomi よ-む.
- How many strokes does 読 have?
- 読 is written with 14 strokes. It is a JLPT N5 kanji.
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