要約

See also: 要约

Chinese

 
important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
 
appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh
trad. (要約) 要 約
simp. (要约) 要 约

Pronunciation 1

Verb

要約

  1. (literary) to restrict; to limit
  2. (literary) to agree to a contract
  3. (law) to offer; to bid

Pronunciation 2

Adjective

要約

  1. (literary) succinct; concise; brief

Japanese

Kanji in this term
要 約
よう
Grade: 4		 やく
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

/jeujaku/ → /joːjaku/

From Middle Chinese 要約 (MC ʔiᴇu|ʔiᴇuH ʔiᴇuH|ʔɨɐk̚, “important bond or agreement”). Compare modern Mandarin reading yāoyuē.

Pronunciation

Noun

要約 (hiragana ようやく, rōmaji yōyaku, historical hiragana えうやく)

  1. abridgment (shortened version), summary
  2. a compact or contract, an agreement, a promise

Verb

要約する (transitive, hiragana ようやくする, rōmaji yōyaku suru, historical hiragana えうやくする)

  1. to sum up, to summarize
  2. to enter into compact or contract, to form an agreement, to make a promise

Conjugation

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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