空気を読めない くうきをよめない Meanings Expression, い-adjective unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room See also: 空気を読む (くうきをよむ). Kanji 空 sky. Read as クウ. 気 spirit 読 read. Read as よむ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists