はぶ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to eliminate
2. to curtail; to save; to cut down; to economize; to economise
Kanji used
cut down and focus
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to eliminate waste
to save labor; to save labour
Examples (4 in total)
This will save you a lot of trouble.
Computers can save us a lot of time and trouble.
The bridge saved them a lot of time and trouble.