簡潔|かんけつkanketsu[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjectiveconcise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
   簡潔かんけつは機知きちの精髄せいずい。↗

   Brevity is the soul of wit.

• Synonym端的たんてきNeutralAdjectival noun for going straight to the core, as in 「端的に言えば」; it stresses hitting the nail on the head, while 「簡潔」 stresses brevity.
• Synonym簡略かんりゃくNeutralMeans leaving out details and keeping things simple; the emphasis is on omission, not refinement. 「簡潔」 stresses being brief while capturing the essentials.
• Synonym手短てみじかNeutralAdjectival noun for speaking briefly, often as 「手短に話す」; it covers cutting a talk short, while 「簡潔」 stresses content refined to the key points.
• Synonym簡約かんやくWrittenWritten noun: distills the essentials to condense content, as in 「簡約版」; also used in mathematics for simplification. 「簡潔」 describes the state of an expression.
• Synonym手短いてみじかいNeutralI-adjective meaning short or brief, but rarely used; in everyday speech 「手短に」 is more common. 「簡潔」 stresses capturing the key points.
• Related簡勁かんけいWrittenWritten word for prose that is concise yet forceful, as in 「簡勁な文体」; mostly used when evaluating writing. It adds a note of strength that 「簡潔」 lacks.
• Related早い話がはやいはなしがCasualColloquial phrase meaning simply put or to put it bluntly, as in 「早い話が反対だ」; unlike 「簡潔」, it cannot modify nouns.
• Related手短に言えばてみじかにいえばNeutralSet phrase meaning in short, used to introduce a summary. 「簡潔」 instead describes the state of the expression itself.
• Antonym冗長じょうちょうWrittenWritten word for lengthy, wordy expression full of redundancy, as in 「冗長な説明」; the direct opposite of succinct 「簡潔」.

Use 「簡潔」 for expression refined to the key points, as in 「簡潔にまとめる」. For simply speaking briefly pick 「手短」, for going straight to the point 「端的」, for omitting details 「簡略」. 「簡勁」 adds force to concise prose, 「簡約」 condenses content, and 「冗長」 is its opposite: verbose.

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