よみとい (ヨミトイ)
Yomitoi · よみとい — to read and understand, to interpret (e.g. a difficult text), to read deeply, to read carefully, to analyze; to decipher, to decode
Other ways to say “to read and understand” in Japanese →
よみとい in rōmaji: yomitoi.
| 表層形 (Surface) |
よみとい
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
読み解く
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| 読み (Reading) |
ヨミトイ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-カ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
連用形-イ音便
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
よみとい
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| 読み・基本形 |
ヨミトク
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| 表記・基本形 |
よみとく
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| 見出し語の読み |
ヨミトク
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Used in formal or literary contexts when referring to deep reading or analysis, often of texts, situations, or signals.
彼は古典をよみといて、新しい解釈を発表した。
Kare wa koten o yomitoite, atarashii kaishaku o happyō shita.
He read and interpreted the classic, and published a new interpretation.
この暗号をよみといてください。
Kono angō o yomitoite kudasai.
Please decipher this code.
⚖️ Commonly confused with '読む (yomu)', which simply means 'to read' without the nuance of deep analysis or deciphering.
よみとい means “to read and understand, to interpret (e.g. a difficult text), to read deeply, to read carefully, to analyze; to decipher, to decode” — full definition & examples →
| ます形 (Polite) |
読み解きます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
読み解いて
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| 過去形 (Past) |
読み解いた
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
読み解かない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
読み解きましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
読み解ける
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
読み解かれる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
読み解かせる
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