読(よ)み飛(と)ばす

よみとばす
verb (godan, transitive)
to skip reading; to skim over
1. to skip reading; to skim over
To intentionally skip parts of a text while reading, either because it seems unimportant or to save time.
難(むずか)しい部分(ぶぶん)は読(よ)み飛(と)ばした。
I skipped over the difficult parts.
説明書(せつめいしょ)の注意事項(ちゅういじこう)を読(よ)み飛(と)ばさないでください。
Please don't skip the precautions in the manual.
時間(じかん)がなくて、途中(とちゅう)を読(よ)み飛(と)ばして最後(さいご)だけ読(よ)んだ。
I didn't have time, so I skipped the middle and just read the ending.

CONJUGATION:

  • 読(よ)み飛(と)ばす → 読(よ)み飛(と)ばさない (negative)
  • 読(よ)み飛(と)ばす → 読(よ)み飛(と)ばして (te-form)
  • 読(よ)み飛(と)ばす → 読(よ)み飛(と)ばした (past)

FORMATION:
Compound verb: 読(よ)む (to read) + 飛(と)ばす (to skip, to jump over)

USAGE:

  • 広告(こうこく)を読(よ)み飛(と)ばす (to skip ads)
  • 長文(ちょうぶん)を読(よ)み飛(と)ばす (to skim long texts)
  • 退屈(たいくつ)な章(しょう)を読(よ)み飛(と)ばす (to skip boring chapters)

The ～飛(と)ばす pattern indicates skipping or jumping over something.

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Added 2026.1.18 18:27 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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