# 概 — Approximation

Frequency rank 1132 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 尋 (Inquire), less common than 牛 (Cow).

- On’yomi: がい
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 木 Tree (Kangxi 75)
- Frequency path: Level IX of XX

A tree on the left, with an umbrella and a knife on the right — a tree roughly cut with a knife under an umbrella gives only an approximation of its shape.

In words:

- 概論 がいろん — intro,outline,general remarks
- 概念 がいねん — general idea;concept;notion
- 概略 がいりゃく — outline;summary;gist;in brief

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