Translation guide
In Japanese, omitting words—especially subjects, objects, and particles—is natural and often required for fluent speech. This guide covers how to express the idea of 'omitting' something, from casual everyday omissions to formal ellipsis.
To say that someone omits a word, phrase, or detail when speaking or writing.
The most common and neutral verb for 'omit' or 'leave out'. Used for words, details, steps, etc.
The subject is omitted in this sentence.
I omitted part of the explanation.
Casual verb meaning to skip or leave out, often intentionally. Can sound a bit rough.
I read it skipping that word.
To omit, leave out, or cut out. Often used for removing unnecessary parts.
Please speak omitting unnecessary words.
To skip or not do a step in a process.
To leave someone out or exclude them.
Referring to the grammatical concept of ellipsis, where words are omitted because they are understood from context.
省略する is the safest, most neutral choice for 'omit'. 抜かす is casual and often implies skipping something intentionally or carelessly. 省く focuses on removing unnecessary elements to make something more efficient or concise.
omit the explanation
skip the explanation
omit waste
If you mean 'I omitted to mention' as in 'I forgot to mention', use 言い忘れる (いいわすれる) or 言い漏らす (いいもらす), not 省略する.
It's okay to skip that step.
Please do the work without omitting any steps.
I omitted his name from the list.
I'm frustrated that only I was omitted.
An ellipsis is used at the end of this sentence.