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N3 う-verb (く), Transitive verb

(はぶ)to omit, to leave out, to exclude, to eliminate, to curtail, to save, to cut down, to economize, to economise

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    1. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

      1.

      to omit, to leave out, to exclude, to eliminate

    2. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

      2.

      to curtail, to save, to cut down, to economize, to economise

    All Forms

    省く 【はぶく】

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 8,500

    Examples

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      (きみ)手伝(てつだ)ってくれたので、手間(てま)(はぶ)けたよ。

      Thanks to your help, I was able to save time and effort.

      • N3

      時間(じかん)不足(ふそく)しているので説明(せつめい)(はぶ)きましょう。

      Due to lack of time, let's omit the explanation.

      • N3

      時間(じかん)がないので、(くわ)しい説明(せつめい)(はぶ)いて簡単(かんたん)説明(せつめい)しますね。

      Since we're short on time, I'll skip the detailed explanation and provide a brief one.

      • N3

      敬称(けいしょう)(はぶ)いてクラスの担任(たんにん)先生(せんせい)(こと)()んだら(おこ)られてしまいました。

      I got scolded for omitting the honorific and referring to the homeroom teacher by name.

      • N3

      時間(じかん)無駄(むだ)(ふせ)ぐためにこの会議(かいぎ)では序論(じょろん)(はぶ)いて本論(ほんろん)から(はい)(こと)にしましょう。

      To prevent wasting time, let's skip the introduction and jump straight into the main points in this meeting.

      • N2
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