How to say 'Essentials' in Japanese | 要領

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Meaning

Essentials

Reading

Kanji

要Important, Need 領Territory

Explanation

The Japanese noun '要領 (ようりょう)' refers to the key points, essentials, or gist of something. It is often used to describe the ability to grasp or summarize the most important aspects of a task, situation, or concept. For example: He quickly understood the essentials「彼は要領をすぐに理解した」(かれはようりょうをすぐにりかいした). She explained the gist of the plan「彼女は計画の要領を説明した」(かのじょはけいかくのようりょうをせつめいした). This word can also imply efficiency or the skill of handling tasks effectively, as in '要領がいい (ようりょうがいい)' meaning 'to be efficient or good at handling things.'

Part Of Speech

noun

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Frequency

5128

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