godan verb (v5m, vt) · N5
読むyomu
to read
- to recitee.g. a sutra
- to chant
- to predict
Remember it
Connect the sound to "yo, moon". Picture someone reading under the moon in a scene for "to read" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 読む | 読んだ | 読まない | 読まなかった |
Formal -masu base | 読みます | 読みました | 読みません | 読みませんでした |
te-form
読んで
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
Recognition2 / 5
Recall2 / 5
Reading2 / 5