Japanese symbol for “concisely”

要領よく

ようりょうよく

Romaji: youryouyoku

quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely

In Japanese, concisely is 要領よく, read ようりょうよく (youryouyoku).

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Meanings

adv, exp quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely

Written forms: 要領よく、要領良く. Readings: ようりょうよく.

Kanji and stroke order

要

need, main point, essence

on: ヨウ
kun: い.る、かなめ

9 strokes · JLPT 2

領

jurisdiction, dominion, territory

on: リョウ
kun: えり

14 strokes · JLPT 2

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
大統領	だいとうりょう daitouryou	president (of a country)
領域	りょういき ryouiki	territory; domain

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