空気を読む

Japanese

Kanji in this term
くう
Grade: 1

Grade: 1

Grade: 2
Alternative spelling
空氣を讀む (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ːkʲi o̞ jo̞mɯ̟]

Phrase

(くう)()() • (kūki o yomu

  1. to sense or guess the mood or atmosphere of one's surroundings; to read the room

Derived terms