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Word · 単語
to read
  1. 1 to read
  2. 2 to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant
  3. 3 to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine
  4. 4 to pronounce, to read (e.g. a kanji)
  5. 5 to decipher, to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.), to tell (the time)
  6. 6 to count, to estimate — now mostly used in idioms
  7. 7 to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading — also written as 訓む
N5
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#375
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • I am reading a book.

    i+1 — every other word is already in your reviews

  • Do you have any books to read?

    i+1 — every other word is already in your reviews

  • I do not read books.

    i+1 — every other word is already in your reviews

  • I was reading a book.

    i+1 — every other word is already in your reviews

  • I am reading a book now.

    i+1 — every other word is already in your reviews

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