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What does 略す (りゃくす, ryakusu) mean?

略す (りゃくす, ryakusu) means to abbreviate, to shorten; to omit.

Quick facts
Readingりゃくす
Romajiryakusu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
りゃくす
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonryakusu

to abbreviate, to shorten; to omit

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to abbreviate; to abridge; to shorten
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to omit; to leave out
  3. 3godan verb · transitive to take; to capture; to steal

Example sentences

  • Below, I will omit the explanation.

  • I call the long name by its short form.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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