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Dictionary: “約”

約

やく

approximately; about

Example sentence

The price was in the neighbourhood of 50 dollars.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

約
On
やく
Kun
つづ.まる;つづ.める;つづま.やか
Stroke count
9

・promise

・approximately

・shrink

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Related words to 約

44 related words

約束

やくそく

→

promise;agreement;arrangement;one's word;contract;pact

約款

やっかん

→

agreement;stipulation;article;clause

約

やく

→

promise;appointment;engagement

約束

やくそく

→

appointment;engagement;date

約

やく

→

shortening;reduction;simplification

約束

やくそく

→

convention;rule

約

やく

→

contraction (in phonetics)

約束

やくそく

→

destiny;fate

約定

やくじょう

→

agreement;stipulation;contract

約束手形

やくそくてがた

→

promissory note

約束通り

やくそくどおり

→

as promised

約する

やくする

→

to promise

約まる

つづまる

→

to compress;to shrink

約める

つづめる

→

to abridge;to shorten;to economize

約やか

つづまやか

→

concise;brief

約を交わす

やくをかわす

→

to exchange promises

約分

やくぶん

→

reduction (of a fraction to its lowest terms)

約半分

やくはんぶん

→

approximately half

約因

やくいん

→

consideration (in contract law, the thing given or done by the promisee in exchange for the promise)

約定書

やくじょうしょ

→

written contract

約定済み

やくじょうずみ

→

promised

約手

やくて

→

promissory note

約数

やくすう

→

divisor;factor;measure

約束に背く

やくそくにそむく

→

to break one's promise

約束の地

やくそくのち

→

Promised Land

約束を守る

やくそくをまもる

→

to keep a promise;to keep one's word

約束を破る

やくそくをやぶる

→

to break a promise;to go back on one's word;to renege

約束事

やくそくごと

→

promise;vow;engagement

約束破る

やくそくやぶる

→

to break a promise;to go back on one's word;to renege

約物

やくもの

→

punctuation marks and other special symbols

約言

やくげん

→

summary;contraction;verbal agreement

約諾

やくだく

→

agreement;promise

約音

やくおん

→

contraction (in phonetics)

約する

やくする

→

to abridge;to simplify;to shorten

約やか

つづまやか

→

humble;frugal

約束事

やくそくごと

→

convention;rule;resolution

約する

やくする

→

to reduce

約やか

つづまやか

→

modest;discrete

約束ごと

やくそくごと

→

promise;vow;engagement

約束どおり

やくそくどおり

→

as promised

約束やぶる

やくそくやぶる

→

to break a promise;to go back on one's word;to renege

約束をやぶる

やくそくをやぶる

→

to break a promise;to go back on one's word;to renege

約束ごと

やくそくごと

→

convention;rule;resolution

約しい

つましい

→

thrifty;frugal;economical