省く (Habuku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to omit, to leave out, to exclude, to eliminate”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto omit; to leave out; to exclude; to eliminate
- godan verb, transitive verbto curtail; to save; to cut down; to economize; to economise
Examples
この単語を省きなさい。
Leave out this word.
この２行は省くべきだ。
You should leave out these two lines.
この２桁は省くべきだ。
You should leave out these two lines.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
Kanji in 省く
Related words
反省reflection外務省Ministry of Foreign Affairs法務省Ministry of Justice省略omission厚生省(former) Ministry of Health and Welfare省みるto reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.)省庁ministries and government offices帰省homecoming大蔵省Ministry of Finance (1869-2001)本省ministry proper通産省Ministry of International Trade and Industry (1949-2001)国務省Department of State (US)