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要領

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

要領 — “the point, the knack, the gist, tact”

要領 (read ようりょう) means the point, the knack, the gist, tact. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list.

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ようりょう

Meaning

the point, the knack, the gist, tact

要領 in a sentence

要領ようりょうがいい。

He is tactful / knows the ropes.

The kanji in 要領

要necessary; main point
領territory; head

Words that share a kanji with 要領

要るいる— to need
必要ひつよう— necessary, needed
重要じゅうよう— important, essential
主要しゅよう— main, principal, major
需要じゅよう— demand
要求ようきゅう— demand, request
要するにようするに— in short, in a word
要素ようそ— element, factor

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