やく
Meanings
Adverb
1. approximately; about
Noun
2. promise; appointment; engagement
3. shortening; reduction; simplification
4. contraction (in phonetics)
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (42 in total)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
breaking (an agreement, promise); cancellation (of a contract)
approximate total (of)
thrift; economy; frugality
engagement; betrothal
summary; digest
agreement; stipulation; contract
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
economising; saving
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
old promise; old agreement; old covenant; Old Testament
conciseness; brevity; simplification
punctuation marks and other special symbols
firm promise; definite promise
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
cancellation of a contract
abridgment; abridgement; condensation; contraction
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
previous engagement; prior contract
secret agreement
new contract; new agreement; New Testament
approximately half
peace settlement
divisor; factor; measure
verbal promise
previous engagement; previous promise
summary; contraction; verbal agreement
(marriage) engagement; secret treaty; tacit understanding; private contract
reduction of a fraction (to lowest terms)
agreement; promise
social-contract theory
promissory note
vow; promise
to exchange promises
commensuration; reduction to a common measure
social-contract theory
reduced
consideration (in contract law, the thing given or done by the promisee in exchange for the promise)
contraction (in phonetics)
consent to an application for a contract
Examples (70 in total)
About two hours have passed.
"How long will it take?" "About two weeks."
There are about a thousand students in all.