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skimming, scanning, speed-reading
Reading quickly by letting the eyes flow over the text without carefully reading every word, picking up the general meaning or key points.
記事を流し読みする。
To skim an article.
時間がなかったので、報告書を流し読みした。
I didn't have time, so I skimmed the report.
流し読みでは大事なポイントを見落とすことがあるので、契約書はしっかり読むべきだ。
Skimming can cause you to miss important points, so you should read contracts carefully.
A compound of 流す (to let flow) and 読み (reading). The image is of letting your eyes "flow" over the text rather than stopping to absorb each word. The verb form is 流し読みする.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 流し読みする: to skim-read
- 流し読みで済ませる: to get by with just skimming
- ざっと流し読みする: to quickly skim through
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 斜め読み: skimming, reading diagonally — similar meaning, another common word for reading quickly
- 速読: speed reading — implies a trained technique for reading quickly while retaining comprehension
- 精読: close reading — the opposite: reading carefully and thoroughly