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読書するには趣旨をくみ取ることが必要だ。

Sentence Analyzer

読書する 趣旨 くみ取る こと 必要

English Translation

When you read a book you should read between the lines.

Furigana

読書(どくしょ)するには趣旨(しゅし)をくみ()ることが必要(ひつよう)だ。

Romanji

Dokushosuru ni wa shushi o kumitoru koto ga hitsuyō da.

Words

読書 (どくしょ、とくしょ)
reading
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
趣旨 (しゅし)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect; goal; intent; object; aim; point
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
汲み取る (くみとる)
to scoop out; to pump out; to understand; to surmise
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
必要 (ひつよう)
necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み
Meaning: read
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: シュ、 おもむき、 おもむ.く
Meanings: purport, gist, elegance, interest, proceed to, tend, become
Readings: シ、 むね、 うま.い
Meanings: delicious, relish, show a liking for, purport, will, clever, expert
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to