「読む」 (yomu) means "to read." This verb is used for interpreting written characters or texts. It's a transitive verb, and the object being read is typically marked by the particle を (o). For example, 「本を読みます。」(Hon o yomimasu.) means "I read a book."

読むは文字や文章を目で追うこと。本を読みます。