► 名詞
略 [りゃく] meaning: short rank: 2
☆ 「原発」は「原子力発電所」の略だ ⇨ “原発” is an abbreviation of “原子力発電所”
More examples:
- 相手の出方次第でこちらの戦略は変わる ⇨ Our strategy changes depending on the enemy’s move
 - 文中敬称略 ⇨ Personal titles are omitted in the article
 - 彼等は侵略のための周到な準備をしている ⇨ They have been preparing thoroughly, carefully, for an invasion
 - 侵略戦争 ⇨ A war of invasion
 - 彼等は戦略拠点の奪取に成功した ⇨ They succeeded in taking a strategic point
 - 敵軍が街を略奪した ⇨ The enemy troops looted the town
 - 大衆を煽るのが彼等の戦略だ ⇨ It is their strategy to incite the public
 - 政敵を陥れるための策略 ⇨ A scheme to frame a political foe
 - 民衆の恐怖を煽り立てるのが彼等の戦略だ ⇨ It is their strategy to provoke fear among people
 - 彼は敵の計略に掛かった ⇨ He has been caught by the enemy’s scheme
 - 日本は欧米のアジア侵略に危機を感じて近代化を始めた ⇨ Japan started its modernization feeling threats from the western invasion of Asia
 - 時間が余りないので略説します ⇨ We don’t have much time so I will explain the major points only
 - 勝ちを焦って戦略を変えたのが裏目に出た ⇨ They changed their strategy trying to secure a win too soon, and it backfired
 - 会社の略歴 ⇨ The summarized history of a company
 - 彼等は自分達の略奪の歴史について全く無知だ ⇨ They are totally ignorant of their own history of looting