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    3. 空気を読む

    空気を読む

    空くう気きを​読よむ​

    to read the situation

    NTVerbDaily LifeEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab34 strokes

    くうきをよむ

    Verb

    1.
    to read the situation, to sense the mood, to read the room

    Stroke 0 / 34

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    空
    そら・あ.く・あ.き・あ.ける・から・す.く…(6)
    empty・sky・void・vacant・vacuum
    Kanji
    気
    いき・き…(2)
    spirit・mind・air・atmosphere・mood
    Kanji
    読
    よ.む・-よ.み…(4)
    read
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    む
    mu
    Kana
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