Japanese symbol for “reread”
読み返す
よみかえす
Romaji: yomikaesu
to reread; to read again
In Japanese, reread is 読み返す, read よみかえす (yomikaesu).
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Meanings
- v5s, vt to reread; to read again
Written forms: 読み返す、読みかえす、読返す. Readings: よみかえす.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “reread”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 再び読む | ふたたびよむ futatabiyomu | to reread; to read again |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 読み | よみ yomi | reading |
| 読む | よむ yomu | to read |
| 読者 | どくしゃ dokusha | reader |
| 読書 | どくしょ dokusho | reading (books) |
| 朗読 | ろうどく roudoku | reading aloud; recitation |
| 読み方 | よみかた yomikata | pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji) |
| 返事 | へんじ henji | reply; answer; response |
| 繰り返す | くりかえす kurikaesu | to repeat; to do over again |
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