1.
gist; outline; main points; framework
The essential points or basic framework of a plan, argument, or document, stripped of detail. Common in formal and written contexts such as proposals and reports.
計画の骨子を説明する。
to explain the outline of the plan
法案の骨子がまとまった。
The main points of the bill have been put together.
報告書の骨子を一枚にまとめて提出した。
I summarized the gist of the report on a single page and submitted it.
A formal word, literally 'bones', used for the essential framework or main points of something. Frequent in news and business writing about plans, bills, and proposals.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 計画の骨子: the outline of a plan
- 骨子をまとめる: to put together the main points
- 骨子を示す: to lay out the framework
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 要点: key points — the important items, less about overall structure
- 大筋: general outline; broad gist — the rough flow rather than the skeleton