abbreviation

Hobo
abbreviation
Ryaku
Examples
omission (of middle part of a text)
dispensing with the preliminaries ...

略 (Hobo) is a JLPT N2 kanji meaning “abbreviation, omission, outline”. It is taught in grade 5 and written in 11 strokes.

On'yomi

  • Ryaku

Kun'yomi

  • Hobo
  • Habuku
  • Okasu
  • Osameru
JLPT
N2
Strokes
11
Taught in
grade 5

Example words with 略

  • omission (of middle part of a text)
  • dispensing with the preliminaries ...
  • party politics (tactics)

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