1.
outline; summary; overview
A brief description of the main points or general nature of something.
プロジェクトの概要を説明する。
I'll explain the project overview.
計画の概要は以下の通りです。
The outline of the plan is as follows.
会社概要をご覧ください。
Please see the company overview.
USAGE:
Commonly used in business and academic contexts:
- 事業概要 (business overview)
- 会社概要 (company overview/profile)
- 製品概要 (product overview)
- 概要説明 (summary explanation)
- 概要を把握する (to grasp the outline)
REGISTER:
Formal/business. In casual contexts, use あらまし or ざっと.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 要約 - summary, abstract (condensed version)
- あらまし - outline, summary (less formal)
- 大筋 - gist, main points
- 要旨 - gist, essence
- 要点 - main point(s)
Related Words
Synonym:
要約 (summary)