JLPT N2 · Verb

略す (ryakusu)

略す (りゃくす, ryakusu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to abbreviate; to abridge”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: りゃくす
Romaji: ryakusu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

to abbreviate; to abridge; to shorten · godan verb, transitive
to omit; to leave out · godan verb, transitive
to take; to capture; to steal · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

私の名前はロバートなので、皆は略してボブと呼びます。

My name is Robert, so they call me Bob for short.

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

Conjugation of 略す

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	略す	りゃくす ryakusu
Polite (~masu)	略します	りゃくします ryakushimasu
Negative	略さない	りゃくさない ryakusanai
Polite negative	略しません	りゃくしません ryakushimasen
Past	略した	りゃくした ryakushita
Polite past	略しました	りゃくしました ryakushimashita
Negative past	略さなかった	りゃくさなかった ryakusanakatta
Te-form	略して	りゃくして ryakushite
Potential	略せる	りゃくせる ryakuseru
Passive	略される	りゃくされる ryakusareru
Causative	略させる	りゃくさせる ryakusaseru
Volitional	略そう	りゃくそう ryakusou
Imperative	略せ	りゃくせ ryakuse
Conditional (~ba)	略せば	りゃくせば ryakuseba

Kanji in 略す

略

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 略す.

省略しょうりゃくomission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略語りゃくごabbreviation

Source: JMdict entry 1551960 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.