要約する

• 読み: ようやくする
• ローマ字: youyaku suru
• 漢字の分解: 要 (you) — essential; 約 (yaku) — bind, condense, abbreviate
• 発音: /jo.ɯ.ja.kɯ.sɯ.ɾɯ/

意味

To summarise; to condense. To express the main points of something in a shorter form.

A する verb meaning to condense a longer text, speech, or argument into its essential points. The noun form 要約 (summary) is equally common. A key academic and business skill — frequently tested in JLPT reading sections where examinees must identify or create summaries. Distinct from 要旨 (the gist itself) — 要約する is the active process of condensing.

例文

1. この論文を三百字以内に要約してください。
2. 会議の内容を要約して報告した。
3. 長い文章を要約するのが得意だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: academics, business, writing, presentations

トーン: formal

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 要 (you, essential) + 約 (yaku, to bind/condense/abbreviate). Together: 'to bind the essential parts' — to condense something to its core.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Educated