読(よ)み聞(き)かせ

よみきかせ
noun
reading aloud (to children)
educationfamilycognition
1. reading aloud, read-aloud (to children)
The practice of reading books or stories aloud to children, an important educational and bonding activity.
子(こ)どもに読(よ)み聞(き)かせをする。
To read aloud to a child.
毎晩(まいばん)、寝(ね)る前(まえ)に絵本(えほん)の読(よ)み聞(き)かせをしている。
Every night, I read a picture book aloud before bed.
図書館(としょかん)では毎週土曜日(まいしゅうどようび)に子(こ)ども向(む)けの読(よ)み聞(き)かせイベントが開(ひら)かれている。
The library holds a read-aloud event for children every Saturday.

Usage

A compound noun from 読(よ)む (to read) + 聞(き)かせる (to let someone hear / to tell). Used with する: 読(よ)み聞(き)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(よ)み聞(き)かせ events.

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