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)
Pitch accent
や
く
Used in vocabulary (46 in total)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
breaking (an agreement, promise); cancellation (of a contract)
approximate total (of)
engagement; betrothal
summary; digest
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
thrift; economy; frugality
old promise; old agreement; old covenant; Old Testament
punctuation marks and other special symbols
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
agreement; stipulation; contract
contraction (in phonetics)
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
firm promise; definite promise
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
cancellation of a contract
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
secret agreement
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
new contract; new agreement; New Testament
approximately half
peace settlement
divisor; factor; measure
simplification; abbreviation; abridgment; concise; brief; abridged
verbal promise
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
social-contract theory
promissory note
abridgment; abridgement; condensation; contraction
vow; promise
to exchange promises
party protocol; party regulations
collective agreement
reduction (of a fraction to its lowest terms)
social-contract theory
reduced
consideration (in contract law, the thing given or done by the promisee in exchange for the promise)
consent to an application for a contract
contraction (in phonetics)
reducible (e.g. fraction, polynomial)
Examples (81 in total)
My menstrual cycle is about every four weeks.
The lake is about 25 meters deep.
About two hours have passed.