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Japanese symbol for “legible”

Romaji: yomiyasui
easy to read; legible; clear

In Japanese, legible is , read (yomiyasui).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-i easy to read; legible; clear

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

read
on: ドク、トク、トウ
kun: よ.む、-よ.み
14 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
よみ yomireading
よむ yomuto read
どくしゃ dokushareader
どくしょ dokushoreading (books)
ろうどく roudokureading aloud; recitation
よみかた yomikatapronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji)

See also: Chinese symbol for “legible”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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