# 略 — abbreviate; outline

略 means “abbreviate; outline”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: リャク (ryaku). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 略 (ryaku, “abbreviation; omission”).

- Meaning: abbreviate; outline
- On'yomi: リャク (ryaku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Words & language 1

## How to remember 略

Parts: 田 rice field · 各 each

## Words with 略

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 略 | りゃく (ryaku) | abbreviation; omission |
| 略す | りゃくす (ryakusu) | to abbreviate; to abridge |

## Don't confuse it with

[格](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/status/) · [客](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/guest/) · [閣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cabinet/) · [酪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dairy/)

## More in the “Words & language 1” set

[辞](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/resign/) · [標](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/signpost/) · [略](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/abbreviate/) · [承](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/consent/) · [版](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/edition/) · [著](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/author/) · [誌](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/magazine/) · [刊](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/publish/)

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