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省く · godan verb (-ku)

Meanings

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

Used for intentionally leaving something out of a process, list, or statement. Often implies streamlining or skipping unnecessary parts.

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

Focuses on reducing waste, effort, or expense. Often used with 手間, 時間, 費用, etc.

〈事こと〉の手て間まを省はぶくto save the trouble/effort of doing something
この機き械かいを使つかえば、洗せん濯たくの手て間まを省はぶくことができる。
Using this machine lets you save the trouble of doing laundry.
説せつ明めいを省はぶくto omit an explanation
時じ間かんがないので、詳くわしい説せつ明めいは省はぶきます。
Since we don't have time, I'll skip the detailed explanation.
前まえ置おきを省はぶくto skip the preamble/introduction
前まえ置おきを省はぶいて、さっそく本ほん題だいに入はいりましょう。
Let's skip the introduction and get straight to the main topic.

略りゃくすN2sense 1
略す is about abbreviating or shortening words and phrases, while 省く is about omitting or eliminating elements from a larger whole or process.
削けずるN3sense 2
削る implies physically shaving off or drastically cutting down an existing amount, while 省く simply means leaving out something unnecessary.
除のぞくN3sense 1
除く means to remove or exclude something that is already present, while 省く means to leave something out from the start, often for the sake of efficiency.
節せつ約やくN3sense 2
節約する focuses on saving money, time, or resources as the goal itself, while 省く focuses on cutting out an unnecessary step or element in a process.

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飛とばすN3
省く means to omit or leave something out deliberately, while 飛ばす in this sense adds a nuance of casually or quickly skipping over it.
抜ぬかすN1
省く is the neutral, common verb for omitting something, whereas 抜かす carries a slightly careless or rough nuance.
スキップ
省く means to omit or leave out something as unnecessary, whereas スキップ implies actively jumping past it without necessarily judging it unneeded.
漏もらすN1
省く means to deliberately omit something as unnecessary, while 漏らす (in this sense) suggests an omission that may be accidental as well as intentional.
抜ぬくN3
省く is the clearer, more formal word for deliberately omitting or leaving out something unnecessary, while 抜く is broader and can also casually mean to skip a meal or step.

加くわえるN3sense 1
加える means to add something, the opposite of 省く, which means to leave something out.
含ふくめるN2sense 1
含める means to include something in a set, contrasting with 省く, which means to exclude or omit it.
付つけ足たすN1
省く means to omit or leave something out, the opposite of 付け足す which means to add something extra.

省かえりみるN1
省みる shares the kanji 省 with 省く but means to reflect on or review one's own past actions, an unrelated meaning to omitting or cutting things out.
ハブ
省く is a regular verb meaning 'to omit/leave out' and is likely the etymological source of ハブ, but 省く is used for omitting things or steps, not for socially excluding a person.
節せつ約やくN3
省く means to omit or cut something out entirely, whereas 節約 means to use something more sparingly without necessarily eliminating it.

The kanji 省 means 'focus' or 'omit'. The verb はぶく is of native Japanese origin, with the exact derivation uncertain.