要項|ようこうyoukou[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounimportant points; main points; gist; list of requirements
- Synonym要旨ようしWrittenWritten/formal prose. Gives the main point or a summary of a text, as in 「論文の要旨」; 「要項」 leans toward itemized required items.
- Synonym要領ようりょうNeutralNeutral. Covers key points or the knack of handling things, as in 「要領がいい」; 「要項」 leans toward itemized required items.
- Synonym要点ようてんNeutralNeutral. Refers to the important parts, as in 「要点をまとめる」; 「要項」 is for itemized required items, like an admissions guide.
- Related趣旨しゅしWrittenWritten/formal prose. Points to the central idea of a statement or the purpose behind an action, as in 「会の趣旨」; 「要項」 is a list of required items.
- Related骨子こっしWrittenWritten/formal prose. The backbone or core of a plan or argument, as in 「法案の骨子」; 「要項」 is a list of required items.
- Related大意たいいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Gives the gist or outline of a written work; 「要項」 leans toward itemized required items.
- Related大要たいようWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means a rough outline or summary; 「要項」 leans toward itemized required items.
- Related要義ようぎWrittenWritten/formal prose. Points to the essential meaning or essence of something; 「要項」 leans toward itemized required items.
- Related主意しゅいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means the main idea, or historically a lord's will; 「要項」 leans toward itemized required items.
Use 「要項」 for an itemized list of required things, as in 「募集要項」 or 「入試要項」. For the main idea of a text pick 「要旨」, for a purpose 「趣旨」, for key points 「要点」, for the skeleton of a plan 「骨子」, and for a knack 「要領」.
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