Japanese symbol for “abbreviated”
簡約
かんやく
Romaji: kan'yaku
simplification; abbreviation; abridgment; condensation
In Japanese, abbreviated is 簡約, read かんやく (kan'yaku).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt simplification; abbreviation; abridgment; condensation
- adj-na concise; brief; abridged; abbreviated; condensed
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 簡単 | かんたん kantan | simple; easy; uncomplicated |
| 簡易 | かんい kan'i | simple; simplified |
| 書簡 | しょかん shokan | letter; note; epistle |
| 簡素 | かんそ kanso | simple; plain; modest |
| 簡潔 | かんけつ kanketsu | concise; brief; succinct |
| 簡略 | かんりゃく kanryaku | simple; brief |
| 契約 | けいやく keiyaku | contract; compact; agreement |
| 予約 | よやく yoyaku | reservation; appointment; booking |
See also: Chinese symbol for “abbreviated”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.