読み取る・読みとる・読取る|よみとるyomitoru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto read and understand; to take in
   言外げんがいの意味いみを読み取よみとるならば、この手紙てがみはお金かねの無心むしんです。↗

   If you read between the lines, this letter is a request for money.
2. godan verb, transitive verbto sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind
3. godan verb, transitive verbto read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code); to read (out)

• Synonym読み取りよみとりNeutralNoun for the act of machine reading or scanning, as in 「バーコード読み取り」. 「読み取る」 is the verb and also covers reading people's minds and feelings.
• Synonym読解どっかいWrittenWritten-style noun for reading comprehension of texts, as in 「読解力」. 「読み取る」 also covers sensing what someone feels from their expression.
• Synonym読むよむNeutralVerb for reading or predicting, as in 「本を読む」「先を読む」. 「読み取る」 stresses reading out content or meaning from text, expressions, barcodes.
• SynonymわかるNeutralThe broadest verb for understanding. 「読み取る」 leans toward reading meaning out of cues.
• Related了解りょうかいNeutralUnderstanding with agreement, or acknowledging receipt, as in 「了解しました」. 「読み取る」 leans toward reading meaning out of cues.
• Related汲み取るくみとるWrittenWritten verb for drawing water or sensing another's feelings, as in 「気持ちを汲み取る」. 「読み取る」 leans toward reading things out.
• Related飲み込むのみこむNeutralVerb for swallowing, or figuratively catching on, as in 「事情を飲み込む」. 「読み取る」 leans toward reading meaning out of cues.
• Related解釈かいしゃくWrittenWritten noun for interpreting or explaining, as in 「法の解釈」. 「読み取る」 leans toward reading meaning out of cues.
• Related納得なっとくNeutralUnderstanding something and accepting it as convincing, as in 「納得がいく」. 「読み取る」 leans toward deciphering.
• Related把握はあくWrittenWritten noun for grasping the whole picture, as in 「状況を把握」. 「読み取る」 leans toward reading out meaning.
• Related捉えるとらえるWrittenWritten verb for catching or seizing, physically or figuratively, as in 「特徴を捉える」. 「読み取る」 leans toward reading out.
• Related解するかいするWrittenWritten verb for understanding or interpreting, as in 「冗談を解さない」. 「読み取る」 leans toward reading out.
• Related会得えとくWrittenWritten noun for grasping a skill or idea and making it one's own, as in 「コツを会得する」. 「読み取る」 leans toward deciphering.
• RelatedつかむNeutralVerb for gripping something or getting the point, as in 「要点を掴む」. 「読み取る」 leans toward reading out.
• Related読み込むよみこむNeutralVerb for reading a text repeatedly and deeply, or loading data, as in 「データを読み込む」. 「読み取る」 leans toward deciphering and grasping meaning.
• Related掴み取るつかみとるNeutralVerb for grabbing and taking something for oneself, as in 「勝利を掴み取る」. 「読み取る」 leans toward reading out.
• Related把捉はそくFormalFormal noun for grasping a meaning. 「読み取る」 is the more common choice.
• Related領得りょうとくFormalFormal noun for comprehension, or in law acquiring another's property. 「読み取る」 leans toward deciphering.
• Antonym書き込むかきこむNeutralVerb for filling in fields or writing data; the opposite of 「読み取る」 on the read-versus-write axis.
• Antonym書くかくNeutralVerb for writing; the opposite of 「読み取る」 on the reading-versus-writing axis.

Use 「読み取る」 for reading and grasping meaning from text, sensing someone's true feelings from expressions, or machine scanning, as in 「真意を読み取る」「QRコードを読み取る」. For sensing feelings, 「汲み取る」 is the written-style choice; for reading comprehension, use 「読解」. 「読む」 is plain reading, 「分かる」 the broadest word for understanding, and 「読み取り」「読み込む」 cover machine scanning and data loading. The opposites are 「書く」 and 「書き込む」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 文章ぶんしょうを読よんで、その意味いみや内容ないようを理解りかいする。
2. 表情ひょうじょうや動作どうさ、書画しょがなどの表現ひょうげんからその人ひとの本心ほんしんなどを察知さっちする。
3. コンピューターなどの機器ききが文字もじや記号きごう、画像がぞうなどを判読はんどくする。