Memory phrase for the Kanji: 読


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Meaning

read

Pronunciation

DOKU, TOKU
yomu

Explanation

Left: word (sound waves out of a mouth ), right: to sell (A samurai  with two legs  is behind a sales desk  when: selling.)

Mnemonic

Words are sold, for being read.

Radicals

word, speechSound waves above the opened mouth symbolize the spoken word.
to sell
moving feetRadical: hitoashi
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Vocabulary

 音読み  おんよみ  On yomi (kanji reading)
 読本  とくほん  reading book
 読む  よむ  to read, to count, to guess
 読書  どくしょ  reading
 訓読み  くんよみ  kun-yomi (Japanese reading of character)
 句読点  くとうてん  punctuation marks
 朗読  ろうどく  reading aloud, recitation
 読み上げる  よみあげる  to read out loud (and clearly)/to call a roll
 講読  こうどく  reading, translation


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