要領

ようりょう

gist, essentials, outline

Also:knack

What does 要領 mean?

要領 is a Japanese noun meaning gist, essentials, outline in English. It can also be translated as knack depending on context. It is written as 要領 in kanji, ようりょう in hiragana, and youryou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

この報告書は要領をえていない。

This report isn't to the point.