(linguistics) special reading of kanji; especially, reading given names using the 音読み (on'yomi)

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

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 sense or guess the mood or atmosphere of one's surroundings; to read the room

Alternative form of 空気よめない

misparsing of a phrase; rebracketing

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 一 and 本 (one thing) / Short for 一本勝ち (ippon-gachi, “winning in one blow”).

a comic book, a cartoon book

(baseball) stealing home

core of the issue / this article