Meaning

Primary

To Abbreviate

Alternatives

To Shorten, To Omit

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an  sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means abbreviation, so the verb vocab version is to abbreviate or to shorten. In some cases, it can also mean to omit something for the sake of simplicity.

Reading

りゃくす
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is, strangely, the same as the reading you learned with the kanji. りゃく.

Context

Context Sentences

日本の若者はすぐ単語やフレーズを略したがる。

Young Japanese people tend to abbreviate words and phrases.

略さずにフルネームを書いてください。

Please write your full name without abbreviating it.

略して話されても部外者の私には何のことか全然分かりません。

As an outsider, I have no idea what you are talking about when you speak in abbreviated form.

恐れ入りますが、手続きを略すことはできないんです。

I apologize, but we cannot skip the procedure.

Kanji Composition