概略

See also: 槪略

Chinese

general; approximate
 
plan; strategy; outline
plan; strategy; outline; summary; slightly; rather; to rob; to plunder; to summarize
trad. (概略)
simp. #(概略)

Pronunciation


Noun

概略

  1. outline; summary

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (概略):
  • Vietnamese: khái lược (概略)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
がい
Grade: S
りゃく
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
槪略 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Likely from Middle Chinese compound 概略 (gə̀i lɨɐk̚, literally generally, approximately + brief, abbreviated).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いりゃく [gàíryákú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠iɾʲa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

(がい)(りゃく) • (gairyaku) 

  1. outline, gist, summary

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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