省略

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 省略 combines ideas of leaving out and shortening; it is read しょうりゃく and is also used as 省略する.
• Basic usage: It denotes omitting part of speech, writing, a form, or a procedure.
  • In 時間がないので、詳しい説明は省略します。, the detailed explanation is left out; 申込書では建物名を省略せずに書いてください。 instructs the writer not to omit the building name.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Marking what is omitted
  • Mark the omitted content with を, as in 建物名を省略する. In the first example, 詳しい説明は makes the omitted explanation the topic.
• 省略せずに
  • 省略せずに is the negative connective form of 省略する and means doing the following action without omitting the item.
• 省略 and 短縮
  • 短縮(たんしゅく) focuses on reducing duration or length, while 省略 focuses on leaving a component out altogether.