読(よ)み上(あ)げ

よみあげ
noun
reading aloud; text-to-speech
communicationtechnology
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(なまえ)の読(よ)み上(あ)げが始(はじ)まった。
The reading aloud of names began.
司会者(しかいしゃ)が結果(けっか)を読(よ)み上(あ)げた。
The emcee read the results aloud.
卒業式(そつぎょうしき)で校長(こうちょう)先生(せんせい)が卒業生(そつぎょうせい)の名前(なまえ)を一人(ひとり)ずつ読(よ)み上(あ)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(よ)み上(あ)げ機能(きのう)をオンにする。
I'll turn on the text-to-speech function.
このアプリは記事(きじ)を音声(おんせい)で読(よ)み上(あ)げてくれる。
This app reads articles aloud in audio.
視覚障害者(しかくしょうがいしゃ)のために、画面(がめん)の内容(ないよう)を読(よ)み上(あ)げるソフトが開発(かいはつ)された。
Software that reads screen content aloud was developed for visually impaired people.

Usage

The noun form of the verb 読(よ)み上(あ)げる (to read aloud). Used both as a noun (読(よ)み上(あ)げ) and in verb form. In technology contexts, 読(よ)み上(あ)げ機能(きのう) (text-to-speech function) is extremely common.

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Added 2026.3.9 12:55 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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