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    3. 略

    略

    略りゃく

    abbreviation

    KMT7CoreCore ConceptsKanji Vocab11 strokes

    りゃく

    Noun, Suffix

    1.
    abbreviation, omission

    Noun

    2.
    outline, gist
    3.
    plan, strategy, scheme

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    「スマホ」は「スマートフォン」の略りゃくです。

    "Sumaho" is an abbreviation of "smartphone."

    KMT3Core ConceptsTechnology
    日に本ほん語ごでは長ながい言こと葉ばを略りゃくすことがよくあります。

    In Japanese, long words are often abbreviated.

    KMT6Core Concepts
    詳くわしい説せつ明めいは略りゃくしますが、要よう点てんはこれです。

    I'll omit the detailed explanation, but these are the main points.

    KMT7Core Concepts
    この報ほう告こく書しょは、前ぜん回かいの内ない容ようを略りゃくして書かかれています。

    This report is written by omitting the content of the previous one.

    KMT7Core ConceptsWork & Career
    彼かれの話はなしは、計けい画かくの略りゃくを述のべるにとどまった。

    His talk was limited to stating the outline of the plan.

    KMT8Core Concepts

    Kanji that make up this word

    略
    ほぼ・はぶ.く・おか.す・おさ.める・はかりごと・はか.る…(1)
    abbreviation・omission・outline・shorten・capture…(1)
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