ぜん
前
りゃく
略

expression

At the beginning of a brief letter.
  1. dispensing with the preliminaries ....

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

When quoting something.
  1. omitting the previous part.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぜん
前
りゃく
略
 前略 ぜんりゃく ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

in front, before
まえ　ゼン　さき (2nd, N5)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
cutting off feet as form of punishment
ゲツ　グチ　ゴツ
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
abbreviation, omission, outline
リャク　ほぼ　はぶ.く (5th, N2)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
each, every, either
カク　おのおの　かか (4th, N2)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)