読み方

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 読み方 is read as よみかた and is the way a character, word, or name is read.
• Basic usage: Use 名字の読み方を尋ねる for asking how to read a surname and 読み方が変わる for a reading changing according to the word.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinction between 読み方 and 発音
  • The headword asks which reading a written form takes, while the comparison term focuses on how the resulting sounds are pronounced.