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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

略りゃく語ご

ryakugo

abbreviation, acronym

Example sentences

  1. Ａｐｒ．はＡｐｒｉｌ（４月しがつ）の略語りゃくごです。

    Apr. is an abbreviation for April.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. PKOが何なにの略語りゃくごだか知しってる？

    Do you know what PKO stands for?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 和裁わさいは和服裁縫わふくさいほうの略語りゃくご。

    Wasai is an abbreviation for 'wafukusaiho.'

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

Kanji in 略語

  • 略abbreviation; omissionOnリャクKunほぼ・はぶく・おかす
  • 語word; speechOnゴKunかたる・かたらう

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