Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to read and understand, to interpret (e.g. a difficult text), to read deeply, to read carefully, to analyze.
  2. to decipher, to decode.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
読み解く よみとく
 
 
 
読みとく よみとく
 
 
 
よみ解く よみとく
よみ
 
読解く よみとく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

read
よ.む ドク よみ (2nd, N5)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
sell
う.る バイ うり (2nd, N4)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ さむらい お (4th, N1)
a net, net-like, radical 122
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
unravel, notes, key
カイ と.く わか.る (5th, N3)
angle, corner, square
カク かど すみ (2nd, N2)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)
cow
うし ギュウ ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)