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How to say 'Outline' or 'Essentials' in Japanese | 要項

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The Japanese word for Outline or Essentials is 'Youkou', written as 要項 in Japanese.'Outline' or 'Essentials' in hiragana is ようこう.

    word

    要項

    Meaning

    Outline, Essentials

    Reading

    ようこう

    youkou

    Kanji

    要Important, Need 項Clause, Paragraph

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '要項 (ようこう)' refers to the key points, essentials, or an outline of something. It is often used in formal or academic contexts to describe the main points of a document, plan, or event. For example: Please check the outline of the event「イベントの要項を確認してください」(イベントのようこうをかくにんしてください). The essentials of the contract are summarized here「契約の要項はここにまとめられています」(けいやくのようこうはここにまとめられています). This word is commonly used in official documents, guidelines, or instructions to highlight the most important details.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    6876

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 要項

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    要

    Meaning

    Important, Need

  • kanji

    項

    Meaning

    Clause, Paragraph

Words Related to 要項 Through the Kanji 要

These 19 Words contain the Kanji 要 as well.

  • word

    重要

    Meaning

    Important

  • word

    必要

    Meaning

    Necessary

  • word

    要求

    Meaning

    Demand

  • word

    要する

    Meaning

    Require, Summarize

  • word

    要素

    Meaning

    Element, Factor

  • word

    要る

    Meaning

    Need

  • word

    要因

    Meaning

    Factor

  • word

    需要

    Meaning

    Demand

  • word

    要件

    Meaning

    Requirement

  • word

    主要

    Meaning

    Main, Principal

  • word

    要

    Meaning

    Essence

  • word

    不要

    Meaning

    Unnecessary

  • word

    要領

    Meaning

    Essentials

  • word

    要するに

    Meaning

    In short

  • word

    不必要

    Meaning

    Unnecessary

  • word

    要点

    Meaning

    Main point

  • word

    要請

    Meaning

    Request

  • word

    概要

    Meaning

    Summary

  • word

    要望

    Meaning

    Request

Words Related to 要項 Through the Kanji 項

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 項 as well.

  • word

    項

    Meaning

    Term

  • word

    事項

    Meaning

    Item, Matter

  • word

    項目

    Meaning

    Item

  • word

    条項

    Meaning

    Clause, Article

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What does 'Youkou' (要項) mean?

'Youkou' means 'Outline' or 'Essentials' .

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