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Hiragana - pronunciation and writing
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Kanji - grades 1-6 (教育漢字 Kyōiku kanji)
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Kanji Grade 2 - 読

Kanji character Grade 2 読. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 2 - 読
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Kun: よ.む、 -よ.み
On: ドク、 トク、 トウ
14 strokes
Radical: speech 言 (訁)
Parts: 儿 冖 士 言
 
Onyomi
読書 【ドクショ】 reading (books)
読者 【ドクシャ】 reader
積ん読 【ツンドク】 buying books and not reading them, stockpiling books, tsundoku, books bought but not read
必読 【ヒツドク】 must-read, required reading
読書 【ドクショ】 reading (books)
読本 【トクホン】 reading-book, reader, guidebook, manual, textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
読点 【トウテン】 comma
句読 【クトウ】 breaks and pauses (in a sentence), punctuation, way of reading (esp. kanbun)
 
Kunyomi
読む 【よむ】 to read, to count, to guess, to predict, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine