省く
はぶく
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to eliminate
- to curtail; to save; to cut down; to economize; to economise
Kanji
- 省 omit. Read as はぶく.
Example sentences
- 機械は多くの人手を省く。
Machinery dispenses with much labor. - この機会のおかげで私たちは大いに手間暇が省けた。
Thanks to the opportunity, we were able to avoid substantial effort. - ワープロを使えば、ずいぶん手間がはぶけますよ。
The word processor will save you a lot of trouble. - それでだいぶ手間が省ける。
That will save me a lot of trouble. - その橋のおかげで彼らは時間と労力が大いに省けた。
The bridge saved them a lot of time and trouble.