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N3 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

(りゃく)to abbreviate, to omit, to take, to capture

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to abbreviate, to abridge, to shorten

    2. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to omit, to leave out

    3. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to take, to capture, to steal

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    略す 【りゃくす】

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      東京(とうきょう)大学(だいがく)(りゃく)して東大(とうだい)()ぶ。

      Tokyo University is abbreviated as ‘Todai’.

      • N3

      (こま)かい説明(せつめい)(りゃく)して本題(ほんだい)(はい)る。

      To skip detailed explanations and get to the main point.

      • N3

      若者(わかもの)(なが)言葉(ことば)(なん)でも(みじか)(りゃく)傾向(けいこう)にあります。

      Young people tend to abbreviate long words.

      • N3

      (むずか)しい単元(たんげん)(なに)(りゃく)さずに(いち)から生徒(せいと)説明(せつめい)するようにしている。

      For difficult topics, I make sure to explain everything to the students without abbreviating.

      • N3

      経産婦(けいさんぷ)()けのこの講座(こうざ)では、母体(ぼたい)胎児(たいじ)(かん)する基本(きほん)(てき)説明(せつめい)(りゃく)しています。

      In this course for expectant mothers, we abridge basic explanations about the mother and fetus.

      • N2
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