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JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

略りゃくす

ryakusu

to abbreviate, to shorten

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしの名前なまえはロバートなので、皆みなは略りゃくしてボブと呼よびます。

    My name is Robert, so they call me Bob for short.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 名前なまえを略りゃくさずに書かきなさい。

    Write your name in full.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. キャサリン、もしくは略りゃくしてキャス。

    Catherine, or Cath for short.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 略

  • 略abbreviation; omissionOnリャクKunほぼ・はぶく・おかす

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