単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#7,724 most used

略す

りゃくす2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to shorten

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Write your name in full.

from Tatoeba

IN OTHER SENTENCES

My name is Robert, so they call me Bob for short.

from Tatoeba

MEANINGS

1

to abbreviate; to abridge; to shorten

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to omit; to leave out

godan verb · transitive

3

to take; to capture; to steal

godan verb · transitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#7,724 most used

Written略す only

Also略する (りゃくする)

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium