略す (りゃくす): to abbreviate — Japanese vocabulary
略す is read りゃくす and means "to abbreviate". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
略す
- Reading
- りゃくす · ryakusu
- Translation
- to abbreviate
- Level
- JLPT N2
- Pitch accent
- りゃくすが
Example
私の名前はロバートなので、皆は略してボブと呼びます。
わたしのなまえはロバートなので、みなはりゃくしてボブとよびます。
My name is Robert, so they call me Bob for short.
Kanji in this word
- 略 — abbreviate
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