省略|しょうりゃくshouryaku[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbomission; leaving out
   この句くでは前置詞ぜんちしを省略しょうりゃくできる。↗

   You can omit the preposition in this phrase.
2. noun, suru verb, transitive verbabbreviation; abridgment; abridgement; shortening (e.g. of a name)

• Synonym略すりゃくすNeutralThe everyday verb for abbreviating or shortening; 「省略」 is a Sino-Japanese word, also used as 「省略する」, and sounds more formal.
• Synonym省くはぶくNeutralTo leave out what is unnecessary, and by extension to save time, money or effort; 「省略」 centers on leaving out content — text, steps, explanations.
• Synonym取り除くとりのぞくNeutralTo clear away or remove obstacles and unwanted objects; 「省略」 is about omitting content, not physical removal.
• Synonym略するりゃくするWrittenA modern suru verb with the same meaning as 「略す」, but leaning toward written prose; 「省略」 is the more common word.
• SynonymオミットNeutralA loanword for excluding or culling something, at home in business settings; 「省略」 centers on omitting text or steps.
• Synonym端折るはしょるCasualColloquial: to cut a story or explanation short, skipping over parts; more casual than the formal 「省略」.
• Related切り捨てるきりすてるNeutralTo cut off and throw away, or to drop digits after a decimal place; 「省略」 is about abridging — leaving out wording, steps or explanation — not discarding.
• Related漏らすもらすNeutralCovers leaking (light, secrets) and also missing something by oversight; 「省略」, by contrast, is leaving something out on purpose rather than letting it slip.
• Related外すはずすNeutralTo take off, detach, or drop someone from a team or list; 「省略」 is about omitting content or steps rather than removing things.
• Related除くのぞくNeutralTo remove or exclude something from a group or range; 「省略」 aims at simplifying what is written or said.
• Related抜くぬくNeutralTo skip or go without a step or item, as in 「朝食を抜く」; also the basic verb for pulling something out.
• RelatedカットNeutralA loanword for cutting or deleting, especially scenes in film or photos in print; 「省略」 covers leaving out explanations and steps.
• Related除外じょがいWrittenWritten/formal prose for exclusion, as in 「除外対象」; 「省略」 is about simplifying by leaving things out.
• Related縮約しゅくやくWrittenWritten/formal prose for condensing or contracting, often a linguistic term; 「省略」 is the broader, more general word.
• RelatedかいつまむNeutralTo sum up roughly, giving only the main points, as in 「かいつまんで話す」.
• Related要略ようりゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose for a summary or outline — the condensed result itself; 「省略」 names the act of leaving things out.
• Antonym詳細しょうさいNeutralAntonym: full details or a detailed account — the opposite of writing or saying things in abbreviated form.
• Antonym明記めいきWrittenAntonym: to state something clearly in writing; the opposite of 「省略」, which leaves it out.

Use 「省略」 for leaving out text or steps and for shortened names, as in 「以下省略」; as a verb, 「略す」 is the everyday choice and 「省略する」 the more formal one. Pick 「省く」 to drop what is unnecessary or to save, 「カット」 for cutting scenes, and 「かいつまむ」 for giving just the gist. To write something out explicitly, use the antonym 「明記」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 省はぶくこと。抜ぬかすこと。やらないこと。
2. 単語たんごを短みじかくすること。