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読書、讀書 どくしょ、とくしょ dokusho

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  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb reading (books)

Kanji in this word

read
write

Example sentences

彼は彼女が入ってきたとき2時間読書をしていた。
kare ha kanojo ga haixtsu te ki ta toki 2 jikan dokusho wo shi te i ta 。
He had been reading for two hours when she came in.
彼は読書をし、その傍らで妻が手袋を編んでいた。
kare ha dokusho wo shi 、 sono katawara de tsuma ga tebukuro wo an de i ta 。
He sat reading, with his wife knitting a pair of gloves beside him.
彼は読書の時間が十分とれないと不平をいう。
kare ha dokusho no jikan ga juubun tore nai to fuhei wo iu 。
He complains of not having enough time to read.
彼は読書のしすぎで目を痛めた。
kare ha dokusho no shi sugi de me wo itame ta 。
He strained his eyes by reading too much.
彼は読書に飽きた。
kare ha dokusho ni aki ta 。
He got tired of reading.
彼は読書に没頭した。
kare ha dokusho ni bottou shi ta 。
He devoted himself to reading books.

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