要よう約やく

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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

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

summary; digest; abstract

A concise restatement of the main points of a text, speech, or idea. Used both as a noun and as a suru-verb.

会かい議ぎの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.
この本ほんの要よう約やくを読よんでから本ほん文ぶんに入はいった。
I read a summary of this book before starting the main text.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を要よう約やくするto summarize something
会かい議ぎの内ない容ようを要よう約やくする。
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
この論ろん文ぶんを要よう約やくすると、次つぎのようになる。
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.)
彼かれの要よう約やくは簡かん潔けつでわかりやすい。
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
本ほんの要よう約やくを作つくって提てい出しゅつした。
I made a summary of the book and submitted it.

Expressions

要よう約やくすればin short; in summary; to sum up

Kanji

要need, main point, essence
約promise, approximately, shrink

Related words· 14

まとめN1
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.
概がい要ようN1
概要 gives a broad overview of a topic, whereas 要約 condenses a specific text or speech down to its essential points.
抄しょう録ろく
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.
圧あっ縮しゅくN2
要約 focuses on summarizing the main points of a text, while 圧縮 emphasizes simply making it shorter.

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ダイジェスト
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.
つまむN2
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.
サマライズ
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.
集しゅう約やく
要約 is specifically about summarizing text or speech, while 集約 more broadly covers consolidating opinions, data, or functions.
あらすじN2
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.
抄しょう本ほん
要約 is a condensed summary that rewrites the content, whereas 抄本 collects original passages without rewriting them.
総そう括かつ
要約 means condensing content into a shorter form, while 総括 implies synthesizing and evaluating multiple elements into an overall conclusion.
概がい説せつN1
要約 focuses on condensing existing content into fewer words, while 概説 gives a broader explanatory picture of a topic from scratch.
まとめるN3
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.
抜ばっ粋すいN1
要約 rephrases the main points concisely, while 抜粋 lifts an exact portion of text without rewriting it.

Opposites

全ぜん文ぶん
要約 is a condensed summary of a text, whereas 全文 gives the complete, unabridged text.

Don't confuse with

要よう旨しN2
要旨 refers to the main point or gist of a text, while 要約 is a condensed restatement covering all key points, not just the central idea.

Word family

要よう約やく者しゃ
promisee

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound of 要 (essential point) and 約 (to condense, abbreviate).