(informal) an old man (elderly man) / (informal) an old man (father)

(rare, dated) one's own father

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

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

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

(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