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む
よ

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さばを
読
む
よ

sabawoyomu

Expr.
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Godan verb w/ む ending
Godan verb with 'mu' ending
Godan verb w/ む ending
Idiomatic expr.
Idiomatic expression
Idiomatic expr.

  1. to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age

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読
む
よ

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to read — 読む
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読
む
よ

yomu

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Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
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JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Godan verb w/ む ending
Godan verb with 'mu' ending
Godan verb w/ む ending
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
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  1. to read

    EXAMPLE
    これは読(よ)むべき本(ほん)だ。
    This is a book to read.

  2. to count

    Related:さばを読む

  3. to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

    EXAMPLE
    空気(くうき)を読(よ)む
    To read the situation

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