LingakuFrequency rank: 8,634. – 8,646.
- point; gist; essentials; tenets; outlinesee also 要領を得る
- knack; trick; the ropes
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- point; gist; essentials; tenets; outline
- knack; trick; the ropes
This meaning refers to the main ideas or the essential elements of something, often used in discussions or explanations to summarize information concisely.
His explanation was not to the point.
This meaning emphasizes a special skill or method used to accomplish something efficiently. It often implies a learned ability that can make tasks easier.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ようりょうをうる要領を得るto grasp the pointようりょう要領をつかむto get the hang of itようりょうがいい要領がいいto be skillful; to have a knack for somethingようりょう要領をせつめい説明するto explain the gistようりょう要領がわるい悪いto be clumsy; to lack skillようりょう要領よく良くはこぶ運ぶto handle effectively; to manage wellようりょう要領をとる取るto take the essenceようりょう要領をまもる守るto adhere to the essentialsようりょう要領をおぼえる覚えるto memorize the key pointsようりょう要領をおしえる教えるto teach the ropes
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
- ものごと物事のようてん要点．.
- せんせい先生はいつぞや、わたくし私のてがみ手紙がじょうまん冗漫でくどくてようりょうをえないと要領を得ないと、しかる叱るようにおっしゃっ仰言ったことがございましたわ．.きごう（としま豊島よしお与志雄
- すなわち即ちせんせい先生へいそ平素のげんこう言行にもとづき基（もとづ）き、その其たいよう大要をのべて述べて、せんせい先生のえつらん閲覧を乞ひ、これ之をしゅうしん修身ようりょう要領となづけ名づけ、がくせい学生にしめす示すことひだり左のごとし如し．.きごう（きごう『けいおう慶応ぎじゅく義塾しゅうしん修身ようりょう要領きごう』きごう）
- ものごと物事のうまい上手いしょり処理のほうほう方法．.
Example sentences
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He may be a poor talker and far from shrewd, but I like him all the better for that.
His talk was so much to the purpose that all the class understood it.
This is the first time I've worked as a coordinator, so I may not have the hang of it yet.
What the critic says is always concise and to the point.
Even though it was expected to cut through easily, that doesn't mean there was no surprise.
Hey, could you get to the point? I don't have a lot of time.