Illustration: In an architecture studio, a designer presents two physical models of the same community center. The larger model includes windows, railings, roof equipment, trees, and tiny bicycles. Beside it, a compact model retains only the three main building volumes, central courtyard, and connecting passage.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

概がい略りゃく

gairyaku

outline, summary

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれに計画けいかくの概略がいりゃくを述のべてもらおう。

    Ask him to sketch out his plan.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 以下いかにその概略がいりゃくを記しるす。

    Outlined below.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 下記かきの分類ぶんるいはあくまで概略がいりゃく的てきなものであり、それぞれにまたがる流派りゅうはも多おおい。

    The classification below is a rough guide, and many organizations and circles overlap each other.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 概略

  • 概outline; conditionOnガイKunおおむね
  • 略abbreviation; omissionOnリャクKunほぼ・はぶく・おかす

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