“Summary” in Japanese
Short answer
Summary in Japanese is “纏め” (matome). Full meaning: summary, recapitulation, aggregation.
Other ways to say “Summary” in Japanese
摘要
tekiyou summary, outline
約言
yakugen summary, contraction, verbal agreement
結言
ketsugen summary, wrap-up
摘録
tekiroku summary
概括
gaikatsu summary, generalization, generalisation
要約
youyaku summary, digest
提要
teiyou summary, outline, compendium
大要
taiyou summary, outline
小括
shoukatsu summary (e.g. in a thesis), summation
概言
gaigen summary, summarization, general remarks, abstract, epitome
粗筋
arasuji outline, summary, argument
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