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要約

要約

See also: 要约

Chinese

 
important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
 
appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh
trad. (要約)
simp. (要约)

Verb

要約

  1. to restrict, to offer, to bid

Japanese

Kanji in this term
よう
Grade: 4
やく
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 要約 (/ʔjiewH ʔjak/, “important bond or agreement”). Compare modern Mandarin 要約要约 (yāoyuē).

Pronunciation

  • On'yomi
  • IPA(key): [jo̞ːja̠kɯᵝ], [jo̞ːja̠kɯ̥ᵝ]

Noun

要約 (hiragana ようやく, romaji yōyaku)

  1. abridgment (shortened version), summary
  2. a compact or contract, an agreement, a promise

Verb

要約する (transitive, hiragana ようやくする, romaji yōyaku suru)

  1. to sum up, to summarize
  2. to enter into compact or contract, to form an agreement, to make a promise

Conjugation