Meaning of 省く in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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省くJLPT 3
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Kana Readingはぶく
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Romajihabuku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ku` ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to omit; to eliminate; to curtail; to economize; to economise
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Example Sentences
省く, はぶく used in context
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Leave out anything that is useless.
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本のリストが長すぎるようだったら、外国の本は省いてください。
If the list of books is too long, please leave out all foreign books.
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Her kitchen is equipped with labor-saving devices.
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Her letter saved me the trouble of visiting her house.
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Washing machines spare housewives a lot of trouble.
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The teacher omitted the exercise on page 21 of the book.
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