立ち読み

たちよみ

Also written 立読み

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)

Kanji

• 立 stand. Read as たち.
• 読 read. Read as よみ.

Example sentences

• 本屋でブラブラと立ち読みしている高校生も多いです。
  Many high school students hang around at book stores reading comics.
• 本屋をうろつきながら立ち読みをしている高校生も少なくありません。
  Many high school students hang around at book stores reading comics.

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