略す (Ryakusu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to abbreviate, to abridge, to shorten, to omit”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto abbreviate; to abridge; to shorten
- godan verb, transitive verbto omit; to leave out
- godan verb, transitive verbto take; to capture; to steal
Examples
名前を略さずに書きなさい。
Write your name in full.
私の名前はロバートなので、皆は略してボブと呼びます。
My name is Robert, so they call me Bob for short.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).