大綱|たいこうtaikou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounfundamental principles; main lines
2. nounoutline; summary; general features

• Synonym要綱ようこうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Covers administrative guidelines and required matters, as in 「募集要綱」; leans administrative, whereas 「大綱」 is the broad framework of a policy.
• Synonym綱領こうりょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. A platform of a political party or organisation, centred on its basic positions; 「大綱」 frames broad policy instead.
• Synonym大筋おおすじNeutralNeutral. The rough drift or general lines of a matter, as in 「大筋で合意」; more everyday than 「大綱」, the broad frame of a policy.
• Synonym概要がいようWrittenWritten/formal prose. A summary of content; formal in tone yet very common in daily use, unlike 「大綱」, which is about policy frameworks.
• Synonym概略がいりゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose. The rough state of content — plans, systems or courses of events can all be outlined; 「大綱」 leans toward the broad frame of policies.
• SynonymアウトラインNeutralNeutral loanword. An outline or contour, often of plans and proposals; common in speech, whereas 「大綱」 is the formal word for a policy framework.
• Synonym梗概こうがいWrittenWritten/formal prose. A synopsis of a work, with an academic flavour, as in a paper's 「梗概」; 「大綱」 leans toward the broad frame of policy.
• Synonym綱要こうようWrittenWritten/formal prose. Essentials in outline form, mostly used in book titles such as 「法学綱要」; rare outside titles, unlike 「大綱」.
• Synonym大意たいいNeutralNeutral. The gist of a text, focused on the meaning, as in 「大意を掴む」; 「大綱」 is a framework, not a grasp of meaning.
• Synonym大要たいようWrittenWritten/formal prose. A formal word for the gist or outline of content; 「大綱」 instead names a policy framework.
• Synonym要略ようりゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose. A concise epitome of the key points; bookish and rarely used, unlike 「大綱」.
• Synonym大略たいりゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose. An outline or rough idea, and in another sense great resourcefulness; 「大綱」 is centred on the fundamentals, typically of policy.
• SynonymあらましNeutralNeutral. The general drift of things, also an adverb meaning roughly; more casual than 「大綱」 and never a policy framework.
• RelatedあらすじNeutralNeutral. The rough storyline of a tale or plan, centred on plot, as in 「映画の粗筋」; 「大綱」 is not about narrative plots.
• Related骨組みほねぐみNeutralNeutral. A skeletal frame or structure, also the framework of a plan; stresses construction, where 「大綱」 stresses policy lines.
• Related趣旨しゅしWrittenWritten/formal prose. The aim or intent behind something, as in 「会の趣旨」; about purpose, not a policy framework like 「大綱」.
• Related要旨ようしWrittenWritten/formal prose. The core points or gist of a text; it is about content essentials, not a policy framework like 「大綱」.
• Related総括そうかつWrittenWritten/formal prose. A review that sums up and evaluates, as in 「活動の総括」; 「大綱」 sets a framework rather than looking back.
• Related総論そうろんWrittenWritten/formal prose. The general discussion of a text, academic and paired with 「各論」; 「大綱」 is a framework, not a section of argument.
• Related筋書きすじがきNeutralNeutral. The plot or scenario laid out for a story or play; about story direction, never policy guidelines like 「大綱」.
• Related要約ようやくNeutralNeutral. Summarising — the act of condensing, as in 「要約する」; stresses the action, while 「大綱」 is the framework itself.
• Related概観がいかんWrittenWritten/formal prose. A bird's-eye view of the whole; bookish, surveying the entire field where 「大綱」 fixes policy lines.

Use 「大綱」 for the broad framework of a policy or plan, as in 「防衛計画の大綱」 or 「大綱を定める」. For administrative guidelines pick 「要綱」, for a party's platform 「綱領」, for the rough drift of a matter 「大筋」, for a content summary 「概要」, for a story synopsis 「粗筋」, and for a skeletal structure 「骨組み」. Words like 「概略」「アウトライン」「大意」「要約」 are general words for outlines, gists and summaries, each with its own focus as noted below.

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1. 根本的こんぽんてきな事項じこう、事柄ことがら。おおもと。
2. 大要たいよう。