- gaiyou outline, summary, overview, synopsis, abstract, abridgment, abridgement
Used in formal writing or presentations for a concise summary of a document or plan, more abstract than あらすじ.
会議の概要をメールで送ります。
Kaigi no gaiyou o mēru de okurimasu.
I'll send the meeting outline by email.
計画の概要を説明してください。
Keikaku no gaiyou o setsumei shite kudasai.
Please explain the outline of the plan.
⚖️ Not to be confused with あらすじ, which refers to a plot summary of a story, not a general overview.
Press the microphone and say: 概要
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💡 Use は or が to mark this word as the topic or subject of a sentence.
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