読み手・読手|よみてyomite[0]heiban (flat)

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読み手読み手 is the more common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. It refers to a reader or to the person who reads the cards in karuta games.
読手読手 is a less common kanji-only written form of the same word, referring to a reader or to the person who reads the cards in karuta games.
Definitions
  1. nounreader (person)
  2. nounperson who reads the cards (in karuta games)
  3. nouncomposer (of a poem)also written as 詠み手
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Antonym書き手かきてNeutralThe writing-side counterpart: someone who writes text or draws pictures, as in 「書き手の意図」. Neutral register; the direct opposite of 「読み手」.
  • Antonym作者さくしゃNeutralThe creator of a work, such as an author or artist — opposed to 「読み手」, who reads the work. Neutral register.

Use 「読み手」 for the person who reads a text — the counterpart of the writer 「書き手」, as in 「読み手を意識して書く」. It also refers to the player who reads the cards aloud in karuta. For the creator of a work, use 「作者」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 文字もじや文章ぶんしょうを目めで見みて内容ないようを理解りかいする人ひと。
  2. かるた遊あそびで札さつに書かかれた歌うたを声こえに出だして言いう人ひと。
  3. 詩歌しいかを作つくって表現ひょうげんする人ひと。
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