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概略 (がいりゃく): outline, summary, gist — Japanese vocabulary

概略 is read がいりゃく and means "outline, summary, gist". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

概略

Reading
がいりゃく · gairyaku
Translation
outline, summary, gist
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
がいりゃくが

Example

彼に計画の概略を述べてもらおう。

かれにけいかくのがいりゃくをのべてもらおう。

Ask him to sketch out his plan.

Kanji in this word

  • 概 — approximate, generally
  • 略 — abbreviate

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