Meaning of 読み書き in Japanese

Definition of 読み書き

よみかき(yomikaki) 【読み書き】

(n) reading and writing
全ての少年少女は読み書きを教えられる。
Every boy and girl is taught to read and write.

よみかきそろばん(yomikakisoroban) 【読み書き算盤】

よみかきベース(yomikakibeesu) 【読み書きベース】

彼女かのじょは読み書きよみかきを教えている。

She teaches reading and writing.

She was different from most women in the neighborhood, for she was able to read and write.

They are not illiterate in the sense that they can not read or write at all.

彼かれは読み書きよみかきができる。

He can read and write.

全ての少年少女しょうねんしょうじょは読み書きよみかきを教えられる。

Every boy and girl is taught to read and write.

我々われわれは読み書きよみかきをならう。

We learn to read and write.