概略

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See also: 槪略

Chinese

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general; approximate
plan; strategy; outline
plan; strategy; outline; summary; slightly; rather; to rob; to plunder; to summarize
 
trad. (概略)
simp. #(概略)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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概略

  1. outline; summary

Synonyms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (概略):
  • Vietnamese: khái lược (概略)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
がい
Grade: S
りゃく
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
槪略 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Likely from Middle Chinese compound 概略 (gə̀i lɨɐk̚, literally generally, approximately + brief, abbreviated).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(がい)(りゃく) (gairyaku

  1. outline, gist, summary

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN