Meaning of 棒読み(ぼうよみ) in Japanese

棒読み
Kana Reading
ぼうよみ
Romaji
bōyomi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

Related Kanji

棒 JLPT 2

12 strokes

rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line

On'Yomi: ボウ

Kun'Yomi:

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読 JLPT 5

14 strokes

read

On'Yomi: ドク, トク, トウ

Kun'Yomi: よ.む, -よ.み

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