noun
abbreviation; abbreviated form
Linguistic term for a shortened form of a word or phrase. Common in grammar and dictionary contexts.
「スマホ」は「スマートフォン」の省略形です。
"Sumaho" is the abbreviated form of "sumātofon" (smartphone).
この辞書では、省略形も見出し語
In this dictionary, abbreviated forms are also listed as headwords.
短縮形 is similar but can also refer to contracted forms like 'don't' in English; 省略形 is more about omission-based abbreviations.
Compound of 省略 (shōryaku, 'omission') and 形 (kei, 'form'). The reading is standard on'yomi.