Japanese Kanji
略ryaku
abbreviation · omission · outline
Grade 5 · JLPT N2 · 11 strokes
Abbreviation, omission, outline, shorten, capture, plunder.
略 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N2 (upper intermediate) level. With 11 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.
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