要領

• 読み: ようりょう
• ローマ字: yōryō
• 漢字の分解: 要 (yō/i) — essential, waist; 領 (ryō) — govern, grasp, territory
• 発音: /joːɾjoː/

意味

Knack; gist; essential points; the efficient way of getting something done.

A noun with two distinct uses: (1) the key points or gist of something — 要領を得ない (unclear, lacking the main point); (2) the knack or skill to handle things efficiently — 要領がいい (sharp, good at getting things done), 要領が悪い (inefficient, clumsy). The second colloquial sense is more common in everyday speech; the first is more formal.

例文

1. 彼女は仕事の要領がよく、他の人の倍の量をこなす。
2. 説明が要領を得ず、何を伝えたいのかわからなかった。
3. 要領をつかめば、このソフトウェアはとても使いやすい。

使い方ガイド

場面: workplace, daily life, instruction, evaluation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 要 (essential, waist) and 領 (to govern, grasp, territory). Originally referred to grasping the essential parts of something; later extended to the practical skill of handling tasks with efficiency.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal