Japanese symbol for “skim”
読み流す
よみながす
Romaji: yominagasu
to read smoothly; to skim
In Japanese, skim is 読み流す, read よみながす (yominagasu).
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Meanings
- v5s, vt to read smoothly; to skim
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “skim”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| アクを取る | あくをとる akuotoru | to remove the scum (from a broth or liquid); to skim (a liquid) |
| 読み飛ばす | よみとばす yomitobasu | to skip over (while reading); to skim |
| 掠める | かすめる kasumeru | to graze (in passing); to skim; to brush against |
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) |
| 流れ | ながれ nagare | flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current |
| 交流 | こうりゅう kouryuu | exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction |
See also: Chinese symbol for “skim”.
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.