Kanji

約

約

promise, approximately, shrink

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

糸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヤク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つづまる, つづめる, つづまやか

Nanori (Name Reading)

なり

Common Readings

ヤク

Example sentences

約束 やくそく
友達と五時に会う約束をした。

I made a promise to meet my friend at five o'clock.

これ これ
これは大切な約束です

This is an important promise.

契約 けいやく
新しいアパートの契約を結ぶために、不動産屋へ行った。

I went to the real estate agent to sign a contract for a new apartment.

本人 ほんにん
契約には本人の署名が必要です。

The person's own signature is required for the contract.

婚約者 こんやくしゃ
彼は私の婚約者をパーティーに招待してくれた。

He invited my fiancé to the party.

約 やく
ここから学校までは、歩いて約十分ほどかかります。

It takes about ten minutes to walk from here to school.

総 そう
この市は総人口が約百万人だ。

The total population of this city is about one million.

婚約 こんやく
二人は三年の交際を経て婚約した。

The two got engaged after three years of dating.

予約 よやく
レストランの予約をキャンセルした。

I canceled the restaurant reservation.

なし なし
今日は予約なしでも、すぐに入店できました。

Today I was able to enter the shop immediately even without a reservation.

Example Vocabulary

約束

やくそく

promise; appointment; agreement

契約

けいやく

contract; agreement

婚約者

こんやくしゃ

fiancé; fiancée

約

やく

approximately; about

婚約

こんやく

engagement

予約

よやく

reservation; appointment; booking

お約束

おやくそく

polite form of promise; cliché; trope; predictable development

約束を守る

やくそくをまもる

to keep a promise

約束通り

やくそくどおり

as promised; as agreed

節約

せつやく

saving, economizing

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