流(なが)し読(よ)み

ながしよみ
noun
skimming; speed-reading
cognition
1. 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(きじ)を流(なが)し読(よ)みする。
To skim an article.
時間(じかん)がなかったので、報告書(ほうこくしょ)を流(なが)し読(よ)みした。
I didn't have time, so I skimmed the report.
流(なが)し読(よ)みでは大事(だいじ)なポイントを見落(みお)とすことがあるので、契約書(けいやくしょ)はしっかり読(よ)むべきだ。
Skimming can cause you to miss important points, so you should read contracts carefully.

A compound of 流(なが)す (to let flow) and 読(よ)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(なが)し読(よ)みする.

Common collocations

  • 流(なが)し読(よ)みする: to skim-read
  • 流(なが)し読(よ)みで済(す)ませる: to get by with just skimming
  • ざっと流(なが)し読(よ)みする: to quickly skim through

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 斜(なな)め読(よ)み (skimming, reading diagonally)
Compare: 速読(そくどく) (speed reading)
Antonym: 精読(せいどく) (close reading)
Compare: 拾(ひろ)い読(よ)み (skimming)
Compare: 読(よ)み流(なが)す (to skim over)
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Added 2026.4.2 12:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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