Vocabulary

What does 省く (はぶく, habuku) mean?

省く (はぶく, habuku) means to omit, to leave out.

Quick facts
Readingはぶく
Romajihabuku
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
はぶく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhabuku

to omit, to leave out

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to omit; to leave out; to exclude
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to curtail; to save; to cut down

Example sentences

  • Since there's no time, I'll skip the explanation.

  • If we eliminate waste, costs should go down.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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