Translation guide
How to express the act of reading text out loud in Japanese, covering common verbs, nouns, and context-specific expressions.
To read something out loud, such as a book, passage, or text.
The most common and neutral verb for reading aloud, often used in educational contexts.
毎日、英語の本を音読しています。
I read English books aloud every day.
A more descriptive phrase meaning 'to read out loud,' emphasizing using one's voice.
この文章を声に出して読んでください。
Please read this passage aloud.
Refers to reading aloud with expression, often for literary works, poetry, or performances.
彼女は詩の朗読がとても上手だ。
She is very good at reading poetry aloud.
To read a story or text aloud for an audience, such as children or a group.
Specifically means to read aloud to someone, often used for reading stories to children.
子供に絵本を読み聞かせた。
I read a picture book aloud to my child.
A phrase meaning 'to read aloud for someone,' using the giving verb あげる to indicate doing it for another person.
おばあちゃんに新聞を声に出して読んであげた。
I read the newspaper aloud for my grandmother.
To read aloud as a learning exercise, such as in language study or recitation.
The noun form of 音読する, commonly used for 'reading aloud' as a study method.
英語の勉強には音読が効果的です。
Reading aloud is effective for studying English.
Means to recite from memory, often after reading aloud repeatedly. Not exactly 'reading aloud,' but related in practice contexts.
生徒たちは詩を暗唱した。
The students recited the poem from memory.
To perform a reading for an audience, such as in a recital or public event.
The noun for a dramatic or expressive reading, often of literature.
朗読会で彼の作品が読まれた。
His work was read aloud at the recital.
Refers to a narrative or storytelling performance, often with a traditional or theatrical nuance.
音読 is general reading aloud, often for study or practice. 朗読 implies a more artistic, expressive reading, typically of literature or poetry.
授業で教科書を音読する。
Read the textbook aloud in class.
プロの俳優が小説を朗読する。
A professional actor reads the novel aloud expressively.
読む simply means 'to read' and does not specify aloud or silent. Use 音読する or 声に出して読む to clarify.
本を読んだ。
I read a book. (could be silent or aloud)
His reading aloud captivated the audience.