Japanese symbol for “abstract”
要旨
ようし
Romaji: youshi
(main) point; gist; key points; essentials
In Japanese, abstract is 要旨, read ようし (youshi).
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Meanings
- n (main) point; gist; key points; essentials; substance; summary
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “abstract”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 概要 | がいよう gaiyou | outline; summary; overview |
| 無形 | むけい mukei | formless; immaterial; intangible |
| 抽象的 | ちゅうしょうてき chuushouteki | abstract |
| 抄録 | しょうろく shouroku | quotation; abstract; selection |
| 予稿 | よこう yokou | preliminary draft; abstract |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 必要 | ひつよう hitsuyou | necessary; needed; essential |
| 重要 | じゅうよう juuyou | important; essential; significant |
| 要求 | ようきゅう youkyuu | demand; firm request; requisition |
| 要素 | ようそ youso | element; component; factor |
| 需要 | じゅよう juyou | demand; need |
| 要請 | ようせい yousei | appeal; call for something; request |
| 趣旨 | しゅし shushi | meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist |
| 論旨 | ろんし ronshi | point of an argument; drift of an argument |
See also: Chinese symbol for “abstract”.
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.