also: せいひつ
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Refers to the act of leaving out words, passages, or details in writing or speech. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to omit' or 'to abbreviate'.
この引用は省筆して構いません。
You may omit this quotation.
長い説明を
I abbreviated the long explanation.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
simplified character writing; stroke omission
Specifically refers to writing a kanji in a simplified form by omitting strokes, similar to 略字. Often used in the context of handwriting or calligraphy.
門という字を省筆して書くことがある。
The character 門 is sometimes written with strokes omitted.
手書きではよく省筆が使われる。
Stroke omission is often used in handwriting.