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    3. 約

    約

    約やく

    approximately

    N3KMT9News #34+1CoreCore ConceptsKanji Vocab9 strokes

    やく

    Adverb

    1.
    approximately, about

    Noun

    2.
    promise, appointment, engagement
    3.
    shortening, reduction, simplification
    4.
    contraction (in phonetics)
    linguistics

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    会かい議ぎは約やく一いち時じ間かんで終おわった。

    The meeting finished in about one hour.

    KMT3Daily LifeWork & Career
    彼かれは約やく束そくを必かならず守まもる人ひとだ。

    He is a person who always keeps his promises.

    KMT4Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    このプロジェクトには約やく20人にんのメンバーが関かかわっている。

    Approximately 20 members are involved in this project.

    KMT5Work & CareerCore Concepts
    契けい約やく書しょには、約やっ款かんが詳しょう細さいに記き載さいされている。

    The contract details the clauses in full.

    KMT9Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    複ふく雑ざつな問もん題だいを約やくして説せつ明めいするのは難むずかしい。

    It's difficult to explain complex problems in a simplified way.

    KMT9EducationCore Concepts

    Kanji that make up this word

    約
    つづ.まる・つづ.める・つづま.やか…(1)
    promise・approximately・shrink
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