1. to read
2. to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant
3. to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine
4. to pronounce, to read (e.g. a kanji)
5. to decipher, to read (a meter, graph, music,...
1. to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate
2. to start up (a business, society, etc.), to open (e.g. a store), to establish
3. to start ..., to begin to ...