Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ぜん
Grade: 2
りゃく
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Phrase

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(ぜん)(りゃく) (zenryaku

  1. (opening of a letter) Forgive me for dispensing with the preliminaries, but I hasten to inform you that...
    Synonym: 冠省
Usage notes
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When writing Japanese letters, the opening phrase 前略 is often paired with closing phrases such as 草々 or 不一.

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ぜん)(りゃく) (zenryaku

  1. omitting the beginning (of an article)

Verb

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(ぜん)(りゃく)する (zenryaku surusuru (stem (ぜん)(りゃく) (zenryaku shi), past (ぜん)(りゃく)した (zenryaku shita))

  1. to omit the beginning (of an article)
Conjugation
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN