JLPT N1 · Noun

略語 (ryakugo)

略語 (りゃくご, ryakugo) is a Japanese noun meaning “abbreviation; acronym”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: りゃくご
Romaji: ryakugo
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

abbreviation; acronym · noun

Example sentences

Ａｐｒ．はＡｐｒｉｌ（４月）の略語です。

Apr. is an abbreviation for April.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 略語

略

abbreviation, omission, outlineリャク・ほぼ・はぶ.く · 11 strokes

語

word, speech, languageゴ・かた.る・かた.らう · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 略語.

省略しょうりゃくomission略すりゃくすto abbreviate概略がいりゃくoutline侵略しんりゃくinvasion (e.g. of a country)略奪りゃくだつpillage語ごword英語えいごEnglish (language)語るかたるto talk about言語げんごlanguage語学ごがくstudy of foreign languages国語こくごnational language物語ものがたりstory語句ごくwords and phrases単語たんごword

Source: JMdict entry 1551990 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.