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簡潔 (かんけつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

簡かん潔けつ

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Meanings

1

concise; brief; succinct

Describes speech, writing, or style that is short and to the point, without unnecessary detail. Often used positively for clarity and efficiency.

彼かれの説せつ明めいは簡かん潔けつでわかりやすかっ

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。

His explanation was concise and easy to understand.

簡かん潔けつに言いうと、計けい画かくは中ちゅう止しになった。

To put it briefly, the plan has been canceled.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を簡かん潔けつに説せつ明めいするto explain something concisely
彼かれはその問もん題だいを簡かん潔けつに説せつ明めいした。
He explained the problem concisely.
〈事こと〉を簡かん潔けつにまとめるto sum something up concisely
レポートを簡かん潔けつにまとめてください。
Please summarize the report concisely.
簡かん潔けつな文ぶん章しょうconcise writing/sentences
彼かの女じょの文ぶん章しょうは簡かん潔けつで分わかりやすい。
Her writing is concise and easy to understand.

Kanji

簡simplicity, brevity
潔undefiled, pure, clean

Related words

簡かん単たんN5
簡単 means 'simple' or 'easy', focusing on lack of complexity, while 簡潔 emphasizes brevity and compactness of expression.
手て短みじか
手短 is casual and used for keeping speech brief, like 'in short', while 簡潔 is more formal and often describes well-structured writing or speech.
簡かん明めい
簡明 stresses being both simple and clear, while 簡潔 stresses brevity of form without necessarily commenting on clarity.
短みじかいN5
短い simply means brief in length or time, while 簡潔 (a na-adjective/noun) praises speech or writing for being concise and well-organized.
端たん的てきN1
簡潔 means neatly succinct, whereas 端的 can sound blunt or abrupt rather than polished.

Opposites

冗じょう長ちょう
冗長 describes speech or writing that is redundant and needlessly long, the direct opposite of the brevity praised by 簡潔.
長なが々ながN1
簡潔 describes speech or writing that is concise and to the point, the opposite of 長々, which describes going on at tedious length.

Don't confuse with

完かん結けつ
完結 shares the same reading as 簡潔 but means 'completion' or 'conclusion' (e.g. of a story), an unrelated meaning despite the identical sound.
簡かん単たんN5
簡潔 means concise or succinct in expression (like writing or speech), while 簡単 more broadly means easy or simple, and learners often confuse the two due to the shared 簡 kanji.

Word family

簡かん潔けつ明めい瞭りょう
clear and concise; succinct and clear

Etymology

From 簡 (simple, brief) + 潔 (pure, clean). The combination conveys the idea of clean, uncluttered expression.