“To decode” in Japanese
Short answer
To decode in Japanese is “読み解く” (yomitoku). Full meaning: 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 decode” in Japanese
読みとく
yomitoku to read and understand, to interpret (e.g. a difficult text), to read deeply, to read carefully, to analyze; to decipher, to decode
よみ解く
yomitoku to read and understand, to interpret (e.g. a difficult text), to read deeply, to read carefully, to analyze; to decipher, to decode
訓み解く
yomitoku to read and understand, to interpret (e.g. a difficult text), to read deeply, to read carefully, to analyze; to decipher, to decode
よみとく
yomitoku to read and understand, to interpret (e.g. a difficult text), to read deeply, to read carefully, to analyze; to decipher, to decode
読み解ける
yomitokeru to read and understand, to interpret (e.g. a difficult text), to read deeply, to read carefully, to analyze; to decipher, to decode
よみとい
yomitoi to read and understand, to interpret (e.g. a difficult text), to read deeply, to read carefully, to analyze; to decipher, to decode
よみ解か
yomitoka to read and understand, to interpret (e.g. a difficult text), to read deeply, to read carefully, to analyze; to decipher, to decode
訓み解き
yomitoki to read and understand, to interpret (e.g. a difficult text), to read deeply, to read carefully, to analyze; to decipher, to decode
読みとこ
yomitoko to read and understand, to interpret (e.g. a difficult text), to read deeply, to read carefully, to analyze; to decipher, to decode
よみとき
yomitoki to read and understand, to interpret (e.g. a difficult text), to read deeply, to read carefully, to analyze; to decipher, to decode
読みとけ
yomitoke to read and understand, to interpret (e.g. a difficult text), to read deeply, to read carefully, to analyze; to decipher, to decode
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