やくそく
Meanings
Noun
1. 当事者間でのとりきめ。将来についての、自己の行動を他者に言明すること。
2. ひろく守るべききまりごと。ルール。慣習。
3. パターン化された進行。
4. 望ましいものが確実に得られると見込まれること。
Kanji used
promise
bundle
Pitch accent
くそく
Top 700
Composed of
① 約束すること。とりきめ。誓い。② 縮めたもの。短縮すること。③ 約音の略称。
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
Used in vocabulary (23 in total)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
Examples (112 in total)
A promise is a promise.
I can't promise you.
"Do you promise?" "Yes, I promise."