略す
りゃくす
ryakusu
JLPT N2verbVocabularyLevel 63 - JLPT N2
Quick answer
略す (りゃくす (ryakusu)) means "to abbreviate". The reading is りゃくす (ryakusu). Audio pronunciation and kanji breakdown are below.
Meaning
to abbreviate
Also : to omit · to abridge · to shorten
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Example Sentences
この文章は複雑なので、重要な部分だけ略しました。
このぶんしょうはふくざつなので、じゅうようなぶぶんだけりゃくしました。
This text is complex, so I abbreviated it to just the essential parts.
Kanji in this word
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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