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) 概 略
simp. #(概略) 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
概 略
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) がいりゃく [gàíryákú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠iɾʲa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

概(がい)略(りゃく) • (gairyaku) 

  1. outline, gist, summary

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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