前略

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Japanese[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Phrase[edit]

(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[edit]

When writing Japanese letters, the opening phrase 前略 is often paired with closing phrases such as 草々 or 不一.

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(ぜん)(りゃく) (zenryaku

  1. omitting the beginning (of an article)

Verb[edit]

(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)
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References[edit]

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