略称(りゃくしょう)

りゃくしょう
noun
abbreviation, shortened name
communication
1. abbreviation, shortened name
A shortened form of a name or title, especially of an organization, law, or technical term. Refers to the abbreviated name itself, not the act of abbreviating.
「UN」は「United Nations」の略称(りゃくしょう)だ。
'UN' is the abbreviation for 'United Nations.'
この法律(ほうりつ)は略称(りゃくしょう)で「マイナンバー法(ほう)」と呼(よ)ばれている。
This law is commonly referred to by its abbreviated name, 'the My Number Act.'
正式(せいしき)名称(めいしょう)が長(なが)すぎるため、日常的(にちじょうてき)には略称(りゃくしょう)が使(つか)われることが多(おお)い。
Because the official name is too long, the abbreviated name is often used in daily life.

Usage

略称(りゃくしょう) refers specifically to shortened names of organizations, laws, and formal titles. It is the product of abbreviation, not the process.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 略語(りゃくご): abbreviation, acronym (shortened words in general, including everyday abbreviations)
  • 省略(しょうりゃく): omission, abbreviation (the act of leaving something out or shortening)
  • 頭文字(かしらもじ): initials, acronym (abbreviation using first letters)

Related Words

Related: 略語(りゃくご) (abbreviation (word))
Related: 省略(しょうりゃく) (omission, abbreviation)
Related: 略(りゃく)す (to abbreviate)
Compare: 俗称(ぞくしょう) (colloquial name, popular name)
Compare: 短縮形(たんしゅくけい) (shortened form)
Antonym: 正式名称(せいしきめいしょう) (official name)
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Added 2026.2.25 23:29 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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