読み漁る よみあさる Also written 読みあさる Meanings Godan verb, Transitive to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre) Kanji 読 read. Read as よみ. 漁 fishery. Read as あさる. Common phrases 本を読み漁る Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists