読破

• 読み: どくは
• ローマ字: dokuha
• 漢字の分解: 読 (doku) — read; 破 (ha) — break through, conquer
• 発音: /do.ku.ha/

意味

Reading a long or difficult book all the way through to the end; completing a challenging body of text.

A suru noun (読破する) that implies effort and perseverance. The 破 (break through) conveys the sense of conquering something substantial. It is typically used for long, difficult, or voluminous works — one does not 読破 a short picture book. 全集を読破する (to read through a complete collected works) or 難書を読破する are typical collocations that underscore the achievement involved.

例文

1. 学生時代に夏目漱石の全集を読破しようと試みたが、途中で断念した。
2. 難解と評判の哲学書をようやく読破し、深い達成感を覚えた。
3. 一週間で三冊読破するのは彼女にとって珍しいことではない。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, self-improvement, academia, reading culture

トーン: achievement-oriented

起源と歴史

From 読 (read) and 破 (break through, overcome). The character 破 suggests breaking through a barrier — emphasising completion of something formidable rather than leisurely reading.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated