Illustration: In a Japanese architectural studio, an architect introduces a housing project using a simple tabletop model containing only the main apartment blocks, central courtyard, and connecting path.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

概がい要よう

gaiyou

overview, outline

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは私わたしに事件じけんの概要がいようを説明せつめいした。

    He gave me an outline of the affair.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 動画どうがの概要がいよう欄らんも併あわせてご覧らんください。

    Please also take a look at the video description.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. ここまでで、この時期じきの政治不安増大せいじふあんぞうだいに関かんする概要がいようを述のべてきた。

    Up to this point I have presented an overview of the growth of political unrest in the period.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 概要

  • 概outline; conditionOnガイKunおおむね
  • 要need; main pointOnヨウKunいる・かなめ

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