省く (はぶく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

省く (はぶく) means omit / leave out / exclude.

See example sentences below.

省く at a glance

省く

はぶくhabuku

N3verb

omit / leave out / exclude

省くはぶくhabukuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

omit / leave out / exclude

Example 1

この部分を省いて説明します。

Translation

I will explain while omitting this part.

Example 2

時間を省いて話しましょう。

Translation

Let's talk while saving time.