to read and understand; to take in and comprehend written material or information
彼女はグラフから問題点を読み取った。
She read and understood the issues from the graph.
文章の主旨を正しく読み取ることが重要だ。
It's important to correctly read and understand the main point of the text.
面接官の質問の意図を読み取って答えた。
I answered after sensing the interviewer's intention behind the question.
to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind or feelings from expressions, gestures, etc.
彼の顔色から本心を読み取るのは難しかった。
It was hard to read his true feelings from his expression.
教師は生徒の様子を読み取って授業の進め方を変えた。
The teacher sensed the students' state and changed the way the lesson proceeded.
相手の言葉の裏を読み取る力が求められる場面だ。
This is a situation that requires the ability to read between the lines of what someone says.
to read (data) from a device; to scan or read out information (e.g., barcode, tape, meter)
バーコードを読み取って商品情報を表示する。
Scan the barcode to display the product information.
機械が温度センサーの値を読み取った。
The machine read the value from the temperature sensor.
テープに記録されたデータを専用装置で読み取る。
Read the data recorded on the tape with a specialized device.