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要約

要訳

Reading

Kana: ようやく
Romaji: youyaku
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Definition

vs
1

summary; digest

Kanji

Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Readings: ヤク、 つづ.まる、 つづ.める、 つづま.やか
Meanings: promise, approximately, shrink
Readings: ヤク、 わけ
Meanings: translate, reason, circumstance, case

Example Sentences

(きみ)要約(ようやく)平均(へいきん)以下(いか)だね。
➥Your summary is not up to par.
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この(ほん)原書(げんしょ)要約版(ようやくばん)です。
➥This book is abridged from the original.
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(かれ)言葉(ことば)(つぎ)のように要約(ようやく)できる。
➥His word can be summarized as follows.
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(きみ)(かんが)えを要約(ようやく)して(くだ)さい。
➥Please sum up your idea.
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その報告(ほうこく)を1ページに要約(ようやく)せよ。
➥Boil down the report to one page.
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要約(ようやく)火曜日(かようび)までに提出(ていしゅつ)しなさい。
➥Please send in your summary by Tuesday.
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