読書します（どくしょします、dokushoshimasu）
- to reading books

The Japanese word 読書します読書します means "to read" or "to do reading." It refers to the act of engaging with books, magazines, or other written materials for the purpose of learning, enjoyment, or gaining information. It emphasizes the active process of reading rather than simply possessing reading material.

⚫︎毎日、小説を読書します読書します。 Translation: I read novels every day. ⚫︎週末は図書館で読書します読書します。 Translation: I read at the library on weekends. ⚫︎読書する読書することは、語彙力を高めます。 Translation: Reading improves vocabulary.

You use 読書します読書します in situations where you want to describe the action of reading. ⚫︎ It is a polite and formal verb, and suitable for most contexts. ⚫︎ You can use it to talk about your hobbies, studies, or daily routines. ⚫︎ The tense changes depending on when the reading is taking place (past, present, or future). For instance: 読書しました読書しました (I read / I did reading - past tense). 読書しています (I am reading / I am doing reading - present continuous tense). 読書するでしょう (I will read / I will do reading - future tense).

⚫︎ The word is typically written in kanji, with furigana (small hiragana above the kanji) for learners: 読書します読書します. ⚫︎ The hiragana version is どくしょします. ⚫︎ The verb stem is 読書 (どくしょ), meaning "reading". ⚫︎ The suffix します (shimasu) is a polite verb conjugation indicating "to do" or "to perform." ⚫︎ Okurigana (the suffix hiragana) is standard.

⚫︎ 読む (yomu) - to read (a more general verb, not specifically "to do reading.") ⚫︎本を読む (hon o yomu) - to read a book.

There isn't a direct antonym for 読書します読書します, but actions that are the opposite of reading could be considered. ⚫︎書く (kaku) - to write ⚫︎ 話す (hanasu) - to speak

私は歴史の本を読書します読書します。 ・Translation: I read history books. ・Explanation: This sentence simply states that the subject ("I") is performing the action of reading history books.

暇な時は、いつも読書します読書します。 ・Translation: When I have free time, I always read. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the reading habit of the speaker during their free time.

⚫︎読書読書 (dokushō) is a compound word. ⚫︎読 (doku) is derived from the verb 読む (yomu) - to read. ⚫︎書 (sho) means "writing" or "book." ⚫︎ します (shimasu) is the polite verb conjugation. Therefore, 読書します読書します literally means "to do reading".