Kanji: 読

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	言 Radical name: ごんべん
Meaning:	Read
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 600 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	読(よ)む	to read
N3	読書(どくしょ)	reading
N3	読(よ)み	reading
N2	句読点(くとうてん)	punctuation marks
N1	講読(こうどく)	reading, translation
N1	購読(こうどく)	subscription (e.g. magazine)
N1	読者(どくしゃ)	reader
N1	読(よ)み上(あ)げる	to read out loud (and clearly), to call a roll
N1	朗読(ろうどく)	reading aloud, recitation