概要

Chinese

		general; approximate	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (概要/槪要)		概/槪	要
simp. (概要)		概	要

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gàiyào

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): koi³ jiu³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khài-iàu / kài-iàu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gàiyào
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gàiyào
    • Wade–Giles: kai⁴-yao⁴
    • Yale: gài-yàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gayyaw
    • Palladius: гайяо (gajjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: koi³ jiu³
    • Yale: koi yiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: koi³ jiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: koi³ yiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɔːi̯³³ jiːu̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khài-iàu
    • Tâi-lô: khài-iàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qae'iaux
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iau⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ iau²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰai²¹⁻⁵³ iau²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ iau¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kài-iàu
    • Tâi-lô: kài-iàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kae'iaux
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kai²¹⁻⁵³ iau²¹/

Noun

概要

1. outline; summary

Synonyms

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• 事由 (shìyóu) (of an official document)
• 匯總 / 汇总 (huìzǒng)
• 大綱 / 大纲 (dàgāng)
• 大要 (dàyào)
• 小結 / 小结 (xiǎojié)
• 提綱 / 提纲 (tígāng)
• 提要 (tíyào)
• 摘要 (zhāiyào)
• 撮要 (cuōyào) (dated)
• 擇要 / 择要 (zéyào)
• 梗概 (gěnggài)
• 概括 (gàikuò)
• 概況 / 概况 (gàikuàng)
• 概略 (gàilüè)
• 概說 / 概说 (gàishuō) (often used in book and chapter titles)
• 概貌 (gàimào)
• 概述 (gàishù)
• 節略 / 节略 (jiélüè)
• 綱要 / 纲要 (gāngyào)
• 綱領 / 纲领 (gānglǐng)
• 總結 / 总结 (zǒngjié)
• 總綱 / 总纲 (zǒnggāng)
• 要略 (yàolüè) (often used in book and chapter titles)
• 輪廓 / 轮廓 (lúnkuò)
• 鳥瞰 / 鸟瞰 (niǎokàn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
概	要
がい Grade: S	よう Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
槪要 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠ijo̞ː]
• (Tokyo) がいよー [gàíyóó] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

概(がい)要(よう) • (gaiyō) 

1. abstract, abridgement, summary

Derived terms

• 概要欄(がいようらん) (gaiyōran)

References

• “概要”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
概	要

Noun

概要 • (gaeyo) (hangeul 개요)

1. hanja form^? of 개요 (“overview, synopsis”)