略|りゃくryaku[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, noun (suffix)abbreviation; omission
   ＡＩは人工知能じんこうちのうの略りゃくです。↗

   AI stands for artificial intelligence.
2. nounoutline; gist
3. nounplan; strategy; scheme

• RelatedあらすじNeutralThe plot outline of a story, as in 「映画のあらすじ」; centres on narrative content, while 「略」 is mostly for omission or abbreviation.
• Related概要がいようNeutralAn overview, common in everyday and business use, as in 「計画の概要」; stresses the overall shape of something.
• Related要約ようやくNeutralCompressing a text into its key points, as in 「要約を書く」; stresses the act of distilling.
• Related概略がいりゃくWrittenA rough picture of a situation, in written or formal prose, as in 「事件の概略」; stresses giving a coarse account.
• RelatedまとめNeutralA wrap-up or round-up, common in speech, as in 「まとめを書く」; the everyday word for summing up.
• Related梗概こうがいWrittenThe outline of a novel or paper; written or formal prose, more formal than 「あらすじ」.
• Related大意たいいNeutralThe gist of a text, as in 「文章の大意をつかむ」; stresses the main point or thrust.
• Related大要たいようWrittenThe essentials or outline of something; written or formal prose, little used, close to 「概要」.
• Related摘要てきようNeutralA summary or abstract; also the notes column on a form, as in 「摘要欄」.
• Related要略ようりゃくWrittenA brief summary; written or formal prose, little used, mostly in book titles like 「〜要略」.
• Related略説りゃくせつWrittenA brief explanation; written or formal prose, mostly in book titles and not said in daily speech; unlike the omission sense of 「略」.
• RelatedあらましNeutralThe general situation or course of events, used in both speech and writing, as in 「事件のあらまし」.
• Related略意りゃくいWrittenThe gist or key points; written or formal prose and old-fashioned, not used in daily speech — just say 「大意」.
• Related摘記てっきWrittenJotting down key points; written or formal prose, for reading, meetings or talks; not omission.
• Related摘録てきろくWrittenWritten or formal prose: extracting key parts of a text or book and recording them briefly, with some condensing; 「略」 stresses omitting unwanted parts.
• Related大略たいりゃくWrittenA rough outline, as in 「大略を述べる」; written or formal prose; can also mean great strategic talent.
• Related略言りゃくげんWrittenStating something briefly; written or formal prose, often as 「略言すれば」; stresses the manner of speaking.
• Related略述りゃくじゅつWrittenDescribing something in outline; written or formal prose, as in 「経緯を略述する」; stresses the narration itself.
• Related略叙りゃくじょWrittenA brief account; written or formal prose and old-fashioned, little used — say 「簡単に述べる」 in daily speech.
• Related約言やくげんWrittenSaying something in brief; also a verbal agreement; written or formal prose, little used, not said in daily speech.
• Antonym詳細しょうさいNeutralDetails or particulars, the opposite of 「略」 in its brevity sense, as in 「詳細は後日」.

「略」 mainly means omission or abbreviation, as in 「以下略」 and 「略して〜」. For an overview say 「概要」; for a story's plot say 「あらすじ」; for distilling key points say 「要約」. 「まとめ」 is the everyday word for a wrap-up, 「大意」 for the gist, 「概略」 and 「あらまし」 for a rough picture of events. Most others — 「梗概」「大要」「要略」「略説」「略意」「摘記」「摘録」「大略」「略言」「略述」「略叙」「約言」 — are written or formal prose, many rare, old-fashioned or book-title words; 「摘要」 also names a form's notes column, and 「詳細」 is the opposite, meaning full details.

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