• 読よむ — to read
• 読書どくしょ — reading (books)
• 読者どくしゃ — reader
• 音読おんどく — reading aloud
• 速読そくどく — speed reading
• 朗読ろうどく — recitation

読 is formed by 言 (speech) and 売 (to sell), symbolizing drawing out meaning from words — “reading.” It applies to both silent and vocal reading and is central in both academic and daily life vocabulary.

毎日まいにち本ほんを読よみます。
I read books every day.

読書どくしょが趣味しゅみです。
Reading is my hobby.

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