| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | n Buddhist service in which the eight scrolls of the Lotus Sutra are read one scroll at a time | 法華八講 (one morning and one evening reading each day for four days with a different reciter each time) |
| gen. | read in | 読み込む情報処理、 じょうほうしょり |
| gen. | read in succession | 読み継ぐ (e.g. by many readers) |
| gen. | n vs read in turn | 回読 |
| gen. | read kanji in the on reading | 音で読む |
| ling. | n secret language used in the postwar Showa period where certain words are read backwards | ズージャー語 from ジャズ read backwards |
| ling. | n secret language used in the postwar Showa period where certain words are read backwards | ズージャ語 |
| gen. | n single kanji that is read twice with different pronunciations in the Japanese reading of Chinese texts | 再読文字 e.g. 将 is read as「まさに...んとす」 |
| rel., budd. | n sutra read in conclusion | 結経 |
| gen. | n words read by the priest in a Shinto purification rite | 祓詞 |