Illustration: At a neighborhood pottery studio, an instructor welcomes newcomers around a demonstration table. A lump of clay, an unfired bowl, and a finished glazed bowl sit in a clear sequence. With one broad gesture, the instructor introduces all three stages while the visitors follow attentively.

Beyond N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

概がい説せつ

gaisetsu

overview, outline

Example sentences

  1. まず新あたらしいサイトの概説がいせつをしようと思おもう。

    First, I’m going to do an outline of my new website.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 具体的ぐたいてきにどのような内容ないようなのかを概説がいせつする。

    We’ll outline specifically what sort of subject it is.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  3. 以下いか、日本にっぽんにおける官位制かんいせいについて概説がいせつする。

    The following is an overview of Japan’s system of official ranks.

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

Kanji in 概説

  • 概outline; conditionOnガイKunおおむね
  • 説opinion; theoryOnセツ・ゼイKunとく

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