Meaning

Primary

To Compose

Alternative

To Recite

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means compose, so the verb version is to compose.

Reading

よむ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

You want to compose a poem but all you have for inspiration is what's in your pocket. You reach in and find a yo-yo (). Ah yes, this will do. So you compose a poem about your yo-yo:

One string to rule them all,
One string to find them,
One string to- hey wait a minute...

Context

Context Sentences

俳句を詠む人のことを俳人と呼びます。

People who compose haiku are called haijin.

Kanji Composition