要覧|ようらんyouran[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounoutline; summary; survey; handbook

• Synonym概要がいようNeutralThe everyday word for the rough content or gist of something; by far the most common. 要覧 is a published handbook organized with charts.
• Synonym概観がいかんWrittenWritten word for taking a broad, bird's-eye view of the whole; an overview rather than a chart-based handbook.
• Synonym概略がいりゃくNeutralA rough outline of the content, also usable as an adverb meaning 'roughly'. Broader in range than 要覧, which is a chart-based handbook.
• Synonym概説がいせつWrittenWritten word for a general explanatory account of a subject; often a book title (日本史概説). 要覧 is a chart-organized handbook instead.
• SynonymサマリーNeutralLoanword for a key-point summary, common in business and medical reports; it need not include charts or tables.
• Synonym提要ていようWrittenWritten word for an outline that lists the key points; often a book title. More text-based than the chart-and-table 要覧.
• Synonym梗概こうがいWrittenWritten word for the outline of a story or an academic paper; a content summary, not a chart-based handbook.
• Synonym大要たいようWrittenWritten word for the rough key points; rare — 概要 is the usual choice. Not a chart-based handbook.
• Synonym摘要てきようNeutralKey points extracted from a text; also names the remarks column on ledgers and forms — a use 要覧 never has.
• Synonym要略ようりゃくWrittenA concise summary; written in style and very rarely used. Not the chart-organized handbook that 要覧 is.
• SynonymあらましNeutralNative word for the rough course of events; also an adverb meaning 'roughly'. More casual than 要覧 and not a bound, chart-filled booklet.
• SynonymアウトラインNeutralLoanword for an outline or contour; used mostly for plans and the structure of a text, not a published handbook.
• Synonym大略たいりゃくWrittenWritten and dated: the rough outline, or by extension brilliant strategy and resourcefulness. Far from everyday use.
• Synonym綱要こうようWrittenWritten word for the essentials or outline of a subject; mostly seen in book titles. Not a chart-based handbook.
• Related要約ようやくNeutralCondensing a text or speech into its key points — both the act and the result. It stresses compressing the original, not a compiled handbook.
• RelatedあらすじNeutralEveryday word for the rough plot of a story or plan; stresses the narrative thread, not a compiled handbook.
• RelatedレジュメNeutralLoanword for the outline sheet handed out with a talk or lecture; tied to oral presentations, unlike the chart-based handbook 要覧.
• Related総説そうせつWrittenA review article or general treatise that surveys a whole field comprehensively; academic, unlike the handbook-style 要覧.
• Related大意たいいNeutralThe gist of a text or speech; common in language study as 「大意をつかむ」. Not a compiled handbook.
• RelatedアブストラクトNeutralLoanword for a paper abstract; also means abstract as in abstract art. An academic term, not a chart-organized handbook.
• RelatedシノプシスNeutralLoanword for a story synopsis of a script or novel; mainly film and TV industry jargon.
• Antonym詳細しょうさいNeutralAntonym: the details or particulars, the opposite of a points-only overview like 要覧.

For rough content, say 「概要」; for a story's plot, 「あらすじ」. 「要覧」 itself is a handbook compiled with charts and tables, as in 「学校要覧」. 「要約」 is condensing a text or speech to its points. Loanwords: レジュメ (talk handout), サマリー (business/medical summary), アブストラクト (paper abstract), シノプシス (film/TV synopsis), アウトライン (plan or text outline). Written words include 概説 and 総説 (often titles), 梗概 (story or paper outline), 概観 (bird's-eye view), plus rarer 提要, 大要, 要略, 綱要, 大略. For full details, use 「詳細」.

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1. 統計とうけい図表ずひょうなどを使つかい、要点ようてんを纏まとめて見み易やすくした文書ぶんしょ。