かいつまむ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word かいつまむ
1
Usu. as かいつまんで
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
Examples
かいつまんで話せば、すべてがうまく行った。
To make a long story short, everything went fine.
Kanji in this Word
掻
11 strokes
Meanings
scratch
rake
comb
paddle
behead
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ソウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
か.く
摘
14 strokes
Frequency: 564
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
pinch
pick
pluck
trim
clip
summarize
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
テキ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つ.む
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
つむ
搔
12 strokes
Meanings
to scratch
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ソウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
か.く
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