捨象（しゃしょう）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: abstraction / ignoring specifics
Example sentences
- 細部を捨象して本質をとらえる。 — Strip away the details to grasp the essence.
- 捨象によって全体が見える。 — Abstraction lets you see the whole picture.
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