さばを読む

Japanese

Kanji in this term
読
よ Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
さばを讀む (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of さばを読む – see the following entry.

【鯖さばを読よむ】 [verb] (idiomatic) manipulate figures to one's advantage, especially one's own age, height, or weight Alternative spelling 鯖をよむ

(This term, さばを読む, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)