Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
あい
Grade: 4
どく
Grade: 2
しゃ
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
愛讀者 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

By surface analysis, 愛読 (aidoku, loving to read) +‎ (sha, person).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(あい)(どく)(しゃ) (aidokusha

  1. book-lover; avid reader
    あの(ほん)愛読者(あいどくしゃ)(はなは)だしく(おお)い。
    Ano hon wa aidokusha ga hanahadashiku ōi.
    That book has extremely many avid readers.

References edit

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN