略 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 略意味

abbreviation, omission, outline, shorten, capture, plunder

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略 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

ほぼ hobo
はぶ.く habu.ku
おか.す oka.su
おさ.める osa.meru
はかりごと hakarigoto
はか.る haka.ru

KUNYOMI　訓読み

リャク ryaku

Examples

ＡＩは人工知能の略です。

AI stands for artificial intelligence.

「ほぼ４ポンドだよ」とボブが言う。

“Nearly four pounds,” says Bob.

その仕事はほぼ終わった。

That job is pretty much finished.

ＵＳＳＲは何の略ですか。

What does USSR stand for?

彼の話はほぼ真相に近かった。

His description approximated to the truth.

私は彼女とほぼ同じ身長です。

I am nearly as tall as she.

オーストラリアは日本のほぼ２０倍の大きさです。

Australia is about twenty times as large as Japan.

彼らはほぼ同じ年齢です。

They are about the same age.

彼はほぼ私の年です。

He is about my age.

ほぼ一週間雨が降り続いている。

It’s been raining for around a week.

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承 acquiesce, hear, listen to, be informed, receive

順 obey, order, turn, right, docility, occasion

岩 boulder, rock, cliff

練 practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine

軽 lightly, trifling, unimportant