To Read
transitive verb, godan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means read so the verb vocab version is to read.
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji. Go read something else, now.
記事を読む
to read an article
新聞を読む
to read the newspaper
本を読む
to read a book
家にいる時は本を読む時間がありません。
I have no time to read a book when I'm at home.
私には速く読む力が足りないと思うんです。
I don't think I have the ability to read fast.
入社してからは、毎朝電車で新聞を読んでいます。
After joining the company, I read newspapers on the train every morning.