Japanese Conversation · Level 78
76 words
Japanese word
略す
Pronunciation
Romajiryakusu
Meaning
- verbabbreviate
Example
長い名前は略します。naga i na mae wa ryaku shi ma su
I abbreviate long names.
More examples
会話では、長い名称を略して呼ぶことがあります。kai wa de wa naga i mei shō o ryaku shi te yo bu ko to ga a ri ma su
In conversation, people sometimes use shortened forms of long names.
Core concept
Means presenting something in a shorter form by removing details or parts that can be understood from the context.
Common phrases
名前を略すna mae o ryaku su
abbreviate a name
住所を略すjū sho o ryaku su
abbreviate an address
会社名を略すkai sha mei o ryaku su
abbreviate a company name
Similar words
省略するshōryakusuru: To leave out words or details that are not needed in the stated context.
省くhabuku: To leave out a part, step, or item from a whole.
端折るhashoru: To leave out the middle or less important parts of a statement or process.
Definition in Japanese
言葉や表現の一部を省いて、元の意味を保ちながら短くする。koto ba ya hyō gen no ichi bu o habu i te moto no i mi o tamo chi na ga ra mijika ku su ru
Word origin
The form 略す (ryakusu) is based on 略 (ryaku, "omission or simplification") and the verb-forming element す (su), giving the sense of making something abbreviated.
Usage tips
- 略す (ryakusu) applies to more than individual words because Japanese speakers also use it when part of a phrase, name, or address is left unstated.
Other meanings
- abridgeverb
- shortenverb
Opposites
- 詳述するshōjutsusuruelaborate onverb
Related words
- 略語ryakugoabbreviationnoun
- 略称ryakushōabbreviated namenoun
- 略記ryakkiabbreviated notationnoun