Word Meaning 省く

はぶく habuku

省く is read as はぶく (habuku) and means to omit.

Meaning

English

  1. to omit
  2. to leave out
  3. to exclude
  4. to eliminate
  5. to curtail
  6. to save
  7. to cut down
  8. to economize

Reading

Kana

はぶく

Romaji

habuku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 加える Rank 13309 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

省略

しょうりゃく

omission

省みる

かえりみる

to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.)

省力

しょうりょく

labor saving

省庁

しょうちょう

ministries and government offices

省エネルギー

しょうえねるぎー

energy conservation

省令

しょうれい

ministerial ordinance

省人化

しょうじんか

manpower reduction

省力化

しょうりょくか

labor saving

省電力機能

しょうでんりょくきのう

power saver (feature)

省内

しょうない

in the ministry

省電力

しょうでんりょく

conservation of electric power

省あって国なし

しょうあってくになし

each ministry thinks only of its own good, but not of the good of the country

Example Sentences

4

くわしいせつめいははぶくが、けっかだけさきにつたえる。

I will omit the detailed explanation and give you just the result first.

Machinery dispenses with much labor.

A stitch in time saves nine.

This is a great time-saving gadget for the housewife.