Only used in 囎唹 (Soo, “Soo District, Kagoshima Prefecture”)

Only used in 囎唹 (Soo, “Soo District, Kagoshima Prefecture”)

to read (look at and interpret written text) / to read (speak aloud written text) / to infer; to speculate / to count

reading / (figuratively) understanding of something, speculation about something

a letter, a character (symbol for a sound or a word) / (linguistics) script, writing system / (specific to Japanese) a written mora, a kana / writing in general, written words

a letter or character (symbol for a sound or a word) / (linguistics) script, writing system / (specific to Japanese) a written mora, a kana / writing in general, written words

be accustomed to reading

A reading of a kanji that is commonly accepted, but originally based on a corrupted reading.

(linguistics) a reading pattern for kanji-compound words, using the Chinese-derived on'yomi for the first portion, and the native Japanese kun'yomi for the second portion

(idiomatic) manipulate figures to one's advantage, especially one's own age, height, or weight