省く|はぶくhabuku[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto omit; to leave out; to exclude; to eliminate
   細こまかい所ところは省はぶいて構かまわない。↗

   You may leave out the details.
2. godan verb, transitive verbto curtail; to save; to cut down; to economize; to economise

• Synonym省略しょうりゃくNeutralFor omitting or shortening names, as in 「以下省略」. More written and formal than 「省く」.
• Synonym略すりゃくすNeutralTo abbreviate or simplify, as in 「名前を略す」. Focuses on shortening words and names.
• Synonym外すはずすNeutralTo take off or drop, including leaving someone out, as in 「メンバーから外す」.
• Synonym取り除くとりのぞくNeutralTo clear away whatever is in the way, as in 「不安を取り除く」. The emphasis is on removal.
• Synonym除くのぞくNeutralTo remove or leave out, as in 「日曜日を除く」. Leans toward written style.
• Synonym除外じょがいNeutralTo exclude something from a scope, as in 「対象から除外する」. Rather formal.
• Synonym除去じょきょNeutralTo remove harmful or unwanted matter, as in 「汚れを除去する」. Has a technical flavor.
• SynonymオミットNeutralLoanword for omitting or excluding; mostly used in business and specialist settings.
• Synonym略するりゃくするWrittenThe written counterpart of 「略す」, leaning toward shortening names and text; 「省く」 extends more readily to skipping steps and cutting expenses.
• Related排除はいじょNeutralTo shut out or remove obstacles, as in 「障害を排除する」. Carries a sense of actively clearing something away.
• Related切り捨てるきりすてるNeutralTo cut off and discard, or to round down figures, as in 「弱者を切り捨てる」. Often carries a cold, ruthless nuance.
• Related節約せつやくNeutralTo economize, as in 「電気を節約する」; matches the saving sense of 「省く」 (cutting costs, time or effort), not its sense of leaving things out.
• Related抜くぬくNeutralTo pull out or skip, as in 「朝食を抜く」. Colloquial; often about skipping a step.
• RelatedカットNeutralLoanword for cutting or deleting, as in 「シーンをカットする」. Very common in speech.
• Antonym加えるくわえるNeutralTo add; the opposite of 「省く」 in its sense of leaving something out.
• Antonym含めるふくめるNeutralTo include within a group or scope; the opposite of 「省く」 in its sense of omitting.
• Antonym追加するNeutralTo add or append something extra; the opposite of 「省く」.

Use 「省く」 to drop what is unnecessary or to save effort and expense. For formal omission choose 「省略」; to shorten names or words, 「略す」; to cut scenes or text, 「カット」; to keep something out of a range, 「除く」 or 「除外」. 「節約」 covers only saving, 「抜く」 skipping a step, and 「取り除く」「除去」 clearing things away. The opposites are 「加える」, 「含める」 and 「追加する」.

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1. 不要ふようなものを取り除とりのぞく。省略しょうりゃくする。