How to say 'Abbreviation' in Japanese | 略

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The Japanese word for Abbreviation is 'Ryaku', written as 略 in Japanese.'Abbreviation' in hiragana is りゃく.

word

略

Meaning

Abbreviation

Reading

りゃく

ryaku

Kanji

略Abbreviation, Strategy

Explanation

The Japanese noun '略 (りゃく)' refers to an abbreviation or a shortened form of something. It is commonly used in contexts where something is being summarized or condensed, such as in the names of organizations, titles, or technical terms. For example: This is an abbreviation of the company name「これは会社名の略です」(これはかいしゃめいのりゃくです). The abbreviation for 'United Nations' is 'UN'「国際連合の略はUNです」(こくさいれんごうのりゃくはUNです). It can also imply simplification or omission of details, as in: He explained it in a simplified way「彼はそれを略して説明した」(かれはそれをりゃくしてせつめいした).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6937

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 略

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

略

Meaning

Abbreviation, Strategy

Words Related to 略 Through the Kanji 略

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 略 as well.

word

戦略

Meaning

Strategy

word

省略

Meaning

Omission

word

侵略

Meaning

Invasion

word

中略

Meaning

Omission

word

略す

Meaning

Abbreviate

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