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“To scan” in Japanese

Short answer
目を通す mewotoosu mewotoosu

To scan in Japanese is “目を通す” (mewotoosu). Full meaning: to scan, to look over.

Other ways to say “To scan” in Japanese

目を走らせる mewohashiraseru to glance at, to look at, to scan, to run one's eyes over 読み取る yomitoru to read and understand, to take in; to sense from external cues, to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.), to scan (bar code), to read (out) 読取る yomitoru to read and understand, to take in; to sense from external cues, to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.), to scan (bar code), to read (out) よみ取る yomitoru to read and understand, to take in; to sense from external cues, to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.), to scan (bar code), to read (out) 読みとる yomitoru to read and understand, to take in; to sense from external cues, to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.), to scan (bar code), to read (out) よみとる yomitoru to read and understand, to take in; to sense from external cues, to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.), to scan (bar code), to read (out) 読み取れる yomitoreru to read and understand, to take in; to sense from external cues, to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.), to scan (bar code), to read (out) よみとれる yomitoreru to read and understand, to take in; to sense from external cues, to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.), to scan (bar code), to read (out) 読みとれる yomitoreru to read and understand, to take in; to sense from external cues, to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.), to scan (bar code), to read (out) 読取っ yomito to read and understand, to take in; to sense from external cues, to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.), to scan (bar code), to read (out) 読取ッ yomito to read and understand, to take in; to sense from external cues, to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.), to scan (bar code), to read (out)

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