“To read” in Japanese
Short answer
To read in Japanese is “読む” (yomu). Full meaning: to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant; to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine.
Other ways to say “To read” in Japanese
紐解く
himodoku to read (a book), to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery), to discover (the truth)
詠む
yomu to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant; to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine
讀む
yomu to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant; to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine
誦む
yomu to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant; to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine
繙く
himotoku to read (a book), to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery), to discover (the truth)
訓む
yomu to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant; to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine
讀める
yomeru to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant; to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine
誦める
yomeru to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant; to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine
訓める
yomeru to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant; to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine
読める
yomeru to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant; to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine
詠める
yomeru to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant; to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine
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