(orthography, historical) tōyō kanji (kanji that were declared official by the Ministry of Education of Japan on November 16, 1946, later replaced by 常用漢字 (jōyō kanji))

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

Alternative spelling of 読み掛ける

begin to read a book / start reading a book partway through

a backwards reading of a sentence, starting from the end of the sentence / a backwards reading of a book, starting from the last page

to read a sentence backwards, starting from the end of the sentence / to read a book backwards, starting from the last page

Alternative spelling of 鯖を読む