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要約 (ようやく, youyaku) Japanese meaning: summary | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 要約する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 要よう 約やく する 要よう 約やく しない Polite 要よう 約やく します 要よう 約やく しません Past polite 要よう 約やく しました 要よう 約やく しませんでした Past 要よう 約やく した 要よう 約やく しなかった Te-form 要よう 約やく して 要よう 約やく しないで Desire 要よう 約やく したい 要よう 約やく したくない Potential 要よう 約やく できる 要よう 約やく できない Passive 要よう 約やく される 要よう 約やく されない Causative 要よう 約やく させる 要よう 約やく させない Causative passive 要よう 約やく させられる 要よう 約やく させられない Volitional 要よう 約やく しよう Polite volitional 要よう 約やく しましょう Imperative 要よう 約やく しろ 要よう 約やく するな Conditional 要よう 約やく すれば 要よう 約やく しなければ Tara conditional 要よう 約やく したら 要よう 約やく しなかったら
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内ない
容よう
を
要よう
約やく
し
て
ください
。
Please summarize the content of the meeting.
I read a summary of this book before starting the main text.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 要よう 約やく する to summarize something
I'll summarize the content of the meeting.
〈 物もの 〉 を 要よう 約やく すると to put it in summary form
To summarize this paper, it comes down to the following.
要よう 約やく が 〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 the summary is (concise, clear, etc.)
His summary is concise and easy to understand.
〈 物もの 〉 の 要よう 約やく を 作つく る to make a summary of something
I made a summary of the book and submitted it.
Kanji 要 need, main point, essence 約 promise, approximately, shrink Related words· 14 まとめ is a casual, everyday word for a wrap-up or summary, while 要約 is a more formal term used for written digests or abstracts.
概要 gives a broad overview of a topic, whereas 要約 condenses a specific text or speech down to its essential points.
抄録 is a technical term for an abstract of a paper or article, while 要約 is the general word for any kind of summary.
要約 focuses on summarizing the main points of a text, while 圧縮 emphasizes simply making it shorter.
Show 10 more 要約 is a formal, precise term for condensing text into its main points, while ダイジェスト is a casual loanword used especially for summarized media like news or video.
要約する is the formal, explicit act of condensing a text into a summary, while 摘む in this figurative sense casually means to pick out the key point.
要約 is the standard, native Japanese term for a summary and is used in formal writing, while サマライズ is a casual loanword often used in business or IT jargon.
要約 is specifically about summarizing text or speech, while 集約 more broadly covers consolidating opinions, data, or functions.
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound of 要 (essential point) and 約 (to condense, abbreviate).
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要約 is a condensed summary usable for any text or speech and can also mean the act of summarizing, whereas あらすじ is specifically the outline of a story's plot.
要約 is a condensed summary that rewrites the content, whereas 抄本 collects original passages without rewriting them.
要約 means condensing content into a shorter form, while 総括 implies synthesizing and evaluating multiple elements into an overall conclusion.
要約 focuses on condensing existing content into fewer words, while 概説 gives a broader explanatory picture of a topic from scratch.
要約する specifically means to condense text or speech into a short summary, while 纏める can also mean organizing or finalizing beyond just summarizing.
要約 rephrases the main points concisely, while 抜粋 lifts an exact portion of text without rewriting it.
