No. 3,383 in Japanese
概要
Summary; Overview.
In a sentence
このプロジェクトの概要を説明してください。
Please explain the overview of this project.
In this sentence, '概要' is used to mean the summary or outline of the project, reflecting a general description.
新しいシステムの概要を知る必要があります。
We need to understand the overview of the new system.
Here, '概要' is employed to signify the general understanding or fundamental details of the system.
講演の概要は事前に配布されました。
The overview of the lecture was distributed beforehand.
In this usage, '概要' refers to a synopsis or abstract of the lecture that serves as preparatory information.
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