約やく
Meanings
Adverb
1. approximately; about
The current height is approximately eight meters, which is the height of two floors of a building.
Noun
2. promise; appointment; engagement
3. shortening; reduction; simplification
4. contraction (in phonetics)
Kanji used
promise
Pitch accent
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く
Top 2500
Used in vocabulary (47 in total)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
engagement; betrothal
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
summary; digest
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
firm promise; definite promise
agreement; stipulation; contract
secret agreement
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
cancellation of a contract
thrift; economy; frugality
new contract; new agreement; New Testament
approximately half
old promise; old agreement; old covenant; Old Testament
divisor; factor; measure
peace settlement
simplification; abbreviation; abridgment; concise; brief; abridged
verbal promise
breaking (an agreement, promise); cancellation (of a contract)
previous engagement; previous promise
summary; contraction; verbal agreement
(marriage) engagement; secret treaty; tacit understanding; private contract
reduction (of a fraction to its lowest terms)
agreement; promise
approximate total (of)
social-contract theory
promissory note
punctuation marks and other special symbols
vow; promise
abridgment; abridgement; condensation; contraction
to exchange promises
party protocol; party regulations
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
reduction (of a fraction to its lowest terms)
contraction (in phonetics)
reducible (e.g. fraction, polynomial)
contraction (in phonetics)
social-contract theory
consideration (in contract law, the thing given or done by the promisee in exchange for the promise)
consent to an application for a contract
Examples (81 in total)
My menstrual cycle is about every four weeks.
The lake is about 25 meters deep.
About two hours have passed.