1.
skimming; skipping over while reading
The act of intentionally passing over parts of a text without reading them carefully or at all.
規約は読み飛ばしがちだ。
People tend to skim over the terms of service.
読み飛ばしをすると大事な情報を見落とす。
If you skim, you'll miss important information.
長い小説を読むとき、退屈な場面は読み飛ばしをしてしまうことがある。
When reading a long novel, I sometimes end up skipping over the boring scenes.
The noun form of the verb 読み飛ばす (to skim; to skip while reading). Describes the action of deliberately not reading parts of a text, whether out of impatience, disinterest, or efficiency.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 読み飛ばしをする: to do skimming; to skip parts
- 読み飛ばしがちだ: tend to skim over
- 読み飛ばし禁止: no skipping (instruction)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 斜め読み: skimming; reading diagonally — implies scanning quickly for key points rather than skipping entirely
- 飛ばし読み: skip-reading — same meaning, reversed word order; less common
- 速読: speed reading — a technique for reading quickly while maintaining comprehension