概略|がいりゃくgairyaku[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, adverboutline; summary; gist; in brief
   彼かれに計画けいかくの概略がいりゃくを述のべてもらおう。↗

   Ask him to sketch out his plan.

• SynonymあらすじNeutralThe plot outline of a novel, film or other story, centred on the storyline; 「概略」 centres on a brief account of how a matter stands overall.
• Synonym要旨ようしWrittenThe gist or main point of a piece of writing or a speech; it homes in on the core message. Leans toward written prose.
• Synonym要綱ようこうWrittenThe essentials or guidelines of a notice or program, as in 「募集要綱」; a formal, administrative flavor.
• Synonym綱領こうりょうWrittenThe basic platform or principles of a political party or organization; stresses guiding policy, with a written flavor.
• Synonym大筋おおすじNeutralThe broad drift or main lines of a matter, as in 「大筋で合意」; it stresses the overall direction.
• Synonym概要がいようNeutralThe closest everyday equivalent: the rough key points of something, at home in both speech and writing. The most common word in this family.
• Synonym要約ようやくNeutralCondensing a text or talk to its points; it stresses the act of summarizing, and also works as a suru verb.
• Synonym概論がいろんWrittenAn introductory survey of an academic field, as in 「経済学概論」; a written, academic flavor.
• Synonym概説がいせつWrittenA general explanatory account of a subject, as in 「歴史概説」; leans toward written prose.
• Synonym大綱たいこうWrittenA master outline of basic policy, as in 「防衛計画の大綱」; a formal, policy flavor.
• Synonym概観がいかんWrittenA bird's-eye survey of the whole; a written word that stresses taking in the overall picture.
• Synonym総括そうかつWrittenSumming up and reviewing past activities and results, as in 「活動の総括」; carries a note of evaluation. Written in flavor.
• SynonymまとめNeutralA summing-up or wrap-up, common in everyday speech, as in 「まとめノート」.
• Synonym要覧ようらんWrittenA handbook laying out key facts, often with charts, for easy reference, as in 「学校要覧」; stresses compiled material.
• SynonymレジュメNeutralA loanword for the summary sheet handed out at a lecture or academic talk. 「概略」 covers the rough content of anything, not just presentation materials.
• SynonymサマリーNeutralA loanword for the summary of a report, mostly in business documents, as in 「エグゼクティブサマリー」.
• Synonym梗概こうがいWrittenA written, academic-flavored outline of a novel or paper; rare in speech.
• Synonym総説そうせつWrittenA review article surveying a whole field; an academic term for survey papers.
• Synonym大意たいいNeutralThe gist or general sense of a text, as in 「大意をつかむ」; it stresses the meaning itself.
• Synonym大要たいようWrittenA formal written word for the general outline of something; not a common word.
• Synonym要略ようりゃくWrittenA concise epitome of the essentials; written in flavor and rarely used today.
• Synonym略説りゃくせつWrittenA brief, sketchy explanation of a subject; written in flavor and not often seen.
• SynonymあらましNeutralA native-Japanese word for the rough state of things, close in sense to 「概略」; it can also serve adverbially to mean roughly.
• Synonym要説ようせつWrittenAn explanation focused on the key points; written in flavor and uncommon.
• SynonymアウトラインNeutralA loanword for the outline or contour of something, mostly used for plans and proposals.
• Synonym概括がいかつWrittenDrawing things together into a general statement, as in 「概括的に述べる」; stresses the act of generalizing. Written in flavor.
• Synonym綱要こうようWrittenThe essentials of a subject in outline; written in flavor and mostly seen in book titles.
• Related総論そうろんWrittenThe general discussion of a work, set against the 「各論」 that treats individual cases; an academic flavor.
• Antonym詳細しょうさいNeutralAntonym: the details or full particulars of something, the opposite of a brief 「概略」.
• Antonym細部さいぶNeutralAntonym: the fine details or small parts, the opposite of the rough picture 「概略」 paints.

Use 「概略」 for a brief account of rough content. 「概要」 is the closest, most common everyday choice. Pick 「粗筋」 for a story's plot, 「要旨」 for the gist of a text or speech, 「要約」 for the act of condensing, 「レジュメ」 for lecture handouts, 「サマリー」 for business summaries. Many others are written or specialized: 「概論」「概説」 for field surveys, 「要綱」「大綱」「綱領」 for official outlines, 「総説」 for review articles, 「総括」 for evaluated wrap-ups, 「纏め」 in casual speech. For details use 「詳細」 or 「細部」.

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1. 大体だいたいの内容ないよう。