略す (りゃくす): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

略す (りゃくす) means to abbreviate / to shorten.

See example sentences below.

略す at a glance

略す

りゃくすryakusu

N2verb

to abbreviate / to shorten

略すりゃくすryakusuN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to abbreviate / to shorten

Example 1

名前を略して呼びます。

Translation

I call by an abbreviated name.

Example 2

報告書を略してまとめました。

Translation

I summarized the report in a shortened form.