Vocab Info
N3 う-verb (す), Transitive verb
略すto abbreviate, to omit, to take, to capture
Dictionary Definition
Common
う-verb (す), Transitive verb
1.
to abbreviate, to abridge, to shorten
2.
to omit, to leave out
3.
to take, to capture, to steal
All Forms
略す 【りゃくす】
Details
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す
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Examples
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東京大学を略して東大と呼ぶ。
Tokyo University is abbreviated as ‘Todai’.
- N3
細かい説明を略して本題に入る。
To skip detailed explanations and get to the main point.
- N3
若者は長い言葉を何でも短く略す傾向にあります。
Young people tend to abbreviate long words.
- N3
難しい単元は何も略さずに一から生徒に説明するようにしている。
For difficult topics, I make sure to explain everything to the students without abbreviating.
- N3
経産婦向けのこの講座では、母体や胎児に関する基本的な説明は略しています。
In this course for expectant mothers, we abridge basic explanations about the mother and fetus.
- N2
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