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Meaning of 省く(はぶく) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

省く
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
はぶく
Romaji
habuku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku` ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to omit; to eliminate; to curtail; to economize; to economise

Example Sentences

省く, はぶく used in context

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
省く
Plain Polite
省きます
Negative
省かない
Negative Polite
省きません

Past

Plain
省いた
Plain Polite
省きました
Negative
省かなかった
Negative Polite
省きませんでした

Te

Plain
省いて
Plain Polite
省きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
省かれる
Plain Polite
省かれます
Negative
省かれない
Negative Polite
省かれません

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JLPT 2

focus, government ministry, conserve

On: セイ, ショウ

Kun: かえり.みる, はぶ.く

9 strokes

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