Meaning of yomimasu in Japanese

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よみ yomi ます masu

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Definition of yomimasu

  1. (v5m, vt) to compose (e.g. a Japanese poem); to write
  2. to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant
  1. (n) measuring container; measure

    灯火をますの下にかくすな。
    Hide not your light under a bushel.

  2. box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
  3. square on a grid; cell of a grid
  4. square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
  1. (v5s, vi, vt) to increase; to grow
  1. (v5m, vt) to read

    いつも本を読んでいるうちに眠ってしまう。
    I always read myself to sleep.

  2. to count →Related words: さばを読む
ます(masu) · マス(masu)

鱒 Kanji Details

  1. (n) trout; sea trout

    彼らは川でマスを釣った。
    They fished the stream for trout.

ます(masu)
  1. (aux-v) used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader) →Related words: ませ
  2. used to indicate respect for those affected by the action
  1. (v5m, vt) to pronounce kanji (using the native Japanese reading) →Related words: 読む
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