Meaning

Primary

Abbreviation

Alternatives

Omission, Abbreviate, Leave Out

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

Conserve those letters with abbreviation and it's... an abbreviation! By using omission you were able to abbreviate that word into a smaller word.

Reading

しょうりゃく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

時間の都合上、今は詳細については省略せざるを得ませんが、また後ほどご説明させて頂きます。

I have to omit the details for now due to time constraints, but I’ll explain it to you later.

Kanji Composition