1.
reading aloud; reading out
The act of reading text out loud, such as reading names from a list, reciting results, or reading a document aloud to an audience.
名前の読み上げが始まった。
The reading aloud of names began.
司会者が結果を読み上げた。
The emcee read the results aloud.
卒業式で校長先生が卒業生の名前を一人ずつ読み上げた。
At the graduation ceremony, the principal read out each graduate's name one by one.
2.
text-to-speech; audio playback of text
A technology function in which a device or application converts written text into spoken audio. Common in accessibility features and language learning tools.
読み上げ機能をオンにする。
I'll turn on the text-to-speech function.
このアプリは記事を音声で読み上げてくれる。
This app reads articles aloud in audio.
視覚障害者のために、画面の内容を読み上げるソフトが開発された。
Software that reads screen content aloud was developed for visually impaired people.
USAGE:
The noun form of the verb 読み上げる (to read aloud). Used both as a noun (読み上げ) and in verb form. In technology contexts, 読み上げ機能 (text-to-speech function) is extremely common.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 読み上げ機能 (text-to-speech function)
- 読み上げソフト (text-to-speech software)
- 音声読み上げ (audio reading)
- 名前を読み上げる (to read names aloud)