概がい略りゃく

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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.

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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.