拾い読み

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 拾い読み(ひろいよみ) means selecting and reading passages that are needed or catch one's attention.
• Basic usage: It is used for locating figures in a report or finding an interesting article while reading selected parts of a newspaper.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Coverage compared with 通読
  • 通読(つうどく) means reading a text from beginning to end. 拾い読み focuses on selected passages, fitting the example's action of noting only the figures needed.