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読誦 (どくじゅ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

読どく誦じゅ

also: どくしょう

ど

く

じゅ

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

reading aloud; recitation; chanting

Often used in religious or formal contexts for chanting sutras or reciting texts aloud.

僧そう侶りょが経きょう文もんを読どく誦じゅする。
The monk chants the sutra.
毎まい朝あさ、般

はん

若にゃ

心しん

経ぎょう

を

読どく

誦じゅ

し

て

いる

。

I chant the Heart Sutra every morning.

Written forms

読誦Usage100%
- どくじゅ
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading どくじゅ is the most common.
- どくしょう
  Alternate reading; less common than どくじゅ.
どくしょう

Kanji

読read
誦recite, chant

Similar words

暗あん唱しょう
暗唱 means reciting from memory, while 読誦 emphasizes reading aloud, often from a text.
朗ろう読どく
朗読 is a general term for reading aloud, often with expression, while 読誦 is more formal and often religious.

Etymology

Compound of 読 (read) and 誦 (recite). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with chanting or reading aloud.