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省略符号 (shouryakufugou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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し
て
三さん
点てん
リーダー
（
…
）
が
よく
使つか
わ
れる
。
In Japanese writing, the three-dot leader (…) is often used as an ellipsis.
This dictionary sometimes uses an apostrophe as an abbreviation mark.
Kanji 省 government ministry, conserve, omit 略 abbreviation, omission, outline Related words 三さん 点てん リーダー 三点リーダー specifically refers to the three-dot ellipsis (…), while 省略符号 is a broader term for any omission or abbreviation mark, including apostrophes.
句く 読とう 点てん 句読点 is the general term for punctuation marks (periods and commas), whereas 省略符号 is specifically for marks indicating omission or abbreviation.
Etymology Compound of 省略 (しょうりゃく, 'omission') and 符号 (ふごう, 'mark' or 'symbol'). The term is a straightforward kanji compound describing its function.
