概略

See also: 槪略

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

概略

  1. outline; summary

Synonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
がい
Grade: S
りゃく
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

概略 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 槪略, hiragana がいりゃく, rōmaji gairyaku)

  1. outline, gist, summary

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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