読む
よむ · yomu · JLPT N5 · verb-godan
to read
📖 yomu sounds like yo, moo: a cow reading the menu aloud
読 = 言 (speech) + 売 (sell): reading was originally saying words out loud, like a seller calling out wares. The む ending marks it as a verb. Sound hook: yo-mu, as in yo, moo.