概がい略りゃく

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い

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, adverb

outline; summary; gist

Used for a concise overview or the main points of something. Can be used as a noun or adverbially with に.

企き画かくの概がい

略りゃく

を

説せつ

明めい

し

て

ください

。

Please explain the outline of the project.

事じ件けんの概がい略りゃくは以い上じょうの通とおりです。

The summary of the incident is as described above.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉の概がい略りゃくを説せつ明めいするto explain the outline of something
会かい議ぎの概がい略りゃくを説せつ明めいしてください。
Please explain the outline of the meeting.
概がい略りゃくを述のべるto state a summary of something
事じ件けんの概がい略りゃくを述のべた。
He gave a summary of the incident.
概がい略りゃく〜（だ／する）roughly, approximately (used adverbially)
作さ業ぎょうは概がい略りゃく完かん了りょうした。
The work is roughly complete.

Kanji

概outline, condition, approximation
略abbreviation, omission, outline

Related words· 6

概がい要ようN1
概略 stresses brevity and just the main points, while 概要 often gives a slightly fuller overview including key details.
大おお筋すじN1
概略 is formal and typically used in writing or business contexts, while 大筋 is a more colloquial way to say 'the gist' or 'general direction'.
要よう旨しN2
概略 covers the overall outline of a matter, while 要旨 focuses narrowly on the main point or thesis of a text or speech.
大たい意い
概略 gives a brief outline of events or plans, while 大意 refers specifically to the general meaning or gist of a piece of writing.

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略りゃくN1
概略 is the everyday word for an outline or overview, while standalone 略 in this sense feels more formal or literary.
おおむねN1
概略 is a technical noun for a written or spoken outline, while the noun sense of 概ね refers more simply to the gist or main point of something.

Opposites

詳しょう細さいN2
概略 means a brief outline covering only the main points, while 詳細 means the full, detailed particulars.

Etymology

Compound of 概 (approximate, general) and 略 (abbreviation, summary). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a concise overview.