要領 (ようりょう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

要領 (ようりょう) means point / gist / essentials.

See example sentences below.

要領 at a glance

要領

ようりょうyouryou

N2noun

point / gist / essentials

要領ようりょうyouryouN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

point / gist / essentials

Example 1

要領をつかんで仕事を早く終えた。

Translation

I understood the point and finished work quickly.

Example 2

説明の要領がよくわからなかった。

Translation

I didn’t quite get the gist of the explanation.