端折る | Japanese meaning

端折る【はしょる】

Frequency rank: 34,900. – 35,297.

Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb

to tuck up (e.g. skirt)
to abridge; to cut short

Forms

端折る【はしょる】【はしおる】Frequency rank: 34,900. – 35,297.
はしょる
はしおる

Generated definitions (experimental)

to tuck up (e.g. skirt)

This meaning refers to the action of folding or pulling up fabric, often to make something shorter or to prevent it from dragging on the ground.

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I tucked up my skirt to make it easier to walk.

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She tucked up her long dress so it wouldn't get caught on her feet.

to abridge; to cut short

This meaning pertains to the reduction of text or speech, where unnecessary parts are omitted to make it shorter while retaining the essential content.

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He abridged his explanation and conveyed just the main points.

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I cut short the long report and summarized the key points for the presentation.

Generated collocations (experimental)

きごう(きごう)the act of abridgingきごう(きごう)abridged storyきごう(きごう)to cut short a storyきごう(きごう)to shorten an explanationきごう(きごう)to save time (by abbreviating)きごう(きごう)to say it in shortきごう(きごう)to abridge the contentきごう(きごう)abridging technique

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

Wiktionary

Example sentences

2 results

1. そりゃ、。

Well that's because in fiction that sort of fine detail gets skipped.

Tatoeba

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