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reading aloud, read-aloud (to children)
The practice of reading books or stories aloud to children, an important educational and bonding activity.
子どもに読み聞かせをする。
To read aloud to a child.
毎晩、寝る前に絵本の読み聞かせをしている。
Every night, I read a picture book aloud before bed.
図書館では毎週土曜日に子ども向けの読み聞かせイベントが開かれている。
The library holds a read-aloud event for children every Saturday.
USAGE:
A compound noun from 読む (to read) + 聞かせる (to let someone hear / to tell). Used with する: 読み聞かせをする.
Widely promoted in Japanese education as beneficial for children's language development and parent-child bonding. Libraries, bookstores, and schools regularly hold 読み聞かせ events.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 読み聞かせをする: to do a read-aloud
- 絵本の読み聞かせ: picture book read-aloud
- 読み聞かせボランティア: read-aloud volunteer