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読(よ)み解(と)く

よみとくyomitoku

Rare or specialisedVerb

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. Godan verb with ku endingtransitive verb

    to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to read carefully; to analyze

  2. to decipher; to decode

Example sentences 4

複(ふく)雑(ざつ)な設(せっ)計(けい)図(ず)を読(よ)み解(と)く熟(じゅく)練(れん)した技(ぎ)術(じゅつ)者(しゃ)が、若(わか)い作(さ)業(ぎょう)員(いん)を指(し)導(どう)している。

  • A skilled technician deciphering complex blueprints is instructing a young worker.

彼(かれ)は『詩(し)経(きょう)』の『風(ふう)』を詳(くわ)しく研(けん)究(きゅう)し、当(とう)時(じ)の社(しゃ)会(かい)情(じょう)勢(せい)を読(よ)み解(と)こうとした。

  • He studied the 'Feng' section of the 'Classic of Poetry' in detail, attempting to decipher the social conditions of the time.

歴(れき)史(し)家(か)は、古(ふる)い墓(ぼ)碑(ひ)の金(きん)石(せき)を読(よ)み解(と)くことで、当(とう)時(じ)の社(しゃ)会(かい)構(こう)造(ぞう)を明(あき)らかにした。

  • By deciphering the epigraphy on ancient tombstones, historians revealed the social structure of that time.

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