要約

• 読み: ようやく
• ローマ字: youyaku
• 漢字の分解: 要 (you) — essential, key, need; 約 (yaku) — promise, condense, summarise
• 発音: /joː.ja.kɯ/

意味

Summary; abstract; abridgement; digest. A condensed version of a longer text or speech that captures its essential points.

A suru-verb noun (要約する) used across academic, business, and everyday contexts. 要約 implies deliberate condensation of key information — distinct from 概要 (overview), which tends to be pre-existing, and from 抄録 (abstract), which is more academic. 要約する力 (ability to summarise) is considered a core professional skill in Japan, often tested in university entrance examinations and business communication training.

例文

1. 長い会議の内容を要約して一枚の資料にまとめ、全員に配布した。
2. 記事を要約する練習は、文章の要点を把握する力を高めるのに有効だ。
3. 要約すると、今回の提案の核心は費用削減と効率化の両立にある。

使い方ガイド

場面: academic writing, business, education, journalism

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound. 要 means essential or necessary, 約 means to summarise or condense — together describing the extraction and compression of essential content.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal