JLPT N2 · 11 strokes
Kanji 略: "abbreviation, omission, outline"
The kanji 略 means "abbreviation, omission, outline, shorten, capture, plunder". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read リャク in on'yomi and ほぼ, はぶ.く, おか.す, おさ.める, はかりごと in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リャク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ほぼはぶ.くおか.すおさ.めるはかりごと
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | abbreviation, omission, outline, shorten, capture, plunder |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 774 of 2,501 |
Common words with 略
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 略almost; nearly; for the most part · roughly; approximately; about; around
- 攻略conquête, prise (d'un territoire ennemi) · venir à bout de, vaincre (un adversaire)
- 戦略strategy; tactics
- 侵略invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
- 策略stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse
- 省略omission; leaving out · abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement; shortening (e.g. of a name)
- 略奪pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
- 略すto abbreviate; to abridge; to shorten · to omit; to leave out
- 政略結婚marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
- 略abbreviation; omission · outline; gist
- 謀略scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem
- 計略plan; scheme; stratagem; trick
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