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KANJI

略

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:	田 Radical name: た
Meaning:	Abbreviation, omission, outline, shorten, capture, plunder
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 800 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N2	省略(しょうりゃく)	omission, abbreviation, abridgment
N2	略(りゃく)す	to abbreviate
N1	概略(がいりゃく)	outline, summary, gist, in brief
N1	侵略(しんりゃく)	aggression, invasion, raid
N1	略語(りゃくご)	abbreviation, acronym
N1	略奪(りゃくだつ)	pillage, plunder, looting, robbery

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