Vocabulary

What does 読み上げる (よみあげる, yomiageru) mean?

読み上げる (よみあげる, yomiageru) means to read aloud.

Quick facts
Readingよみあげる
Romajiyomiageru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
よみあげる
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyomiageru

to read aloud

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to read out; to read aloud; to call out
  2. 2ichidan verb · transitive to finish reading; to read through

Example sentences

  • The teacher read the student's essay aloud.

  • The emcee read out the name of the award winner.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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