Today’s Kanji is “読” (doku); Kanji for “to read”.
Handwritten Kanji “読” (doku)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “読”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 読 | ドク トク トウ よ-む | doku toku tou yo-mu | 14 | 言 | to read |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “読”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 読書の秋 | どくしょのあき | dokusho no aki | enjoy reading in autumn |
| 愛読書 | あいどくしょ | aidokusho | favorite books |
| 本を読む | ほんをよむ | hon wo yomu | reading books |
