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    3. 約束

    約束

    約やく束そく

    promise

    N4KMT4News #5+1CoreDaily LifeKanji Vocab16 strokes

    やくそく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    promise, agreement, arrangement, one's word, contract, pact

    Noun

    2.
    appointment, engagement, date
    3.
    convention, rule

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    4.
    destiny, fate

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    友とも達だちと約やく束そくがあります。

    I have a promise with my friend (or an appointment).

    KMT3Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    彼かれは約やく束そくを必かならず守まもる人ひとです。

    He is a person who always keeps his promises.

    KMT4Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    明あし日たのランチの約やく束そくをしました。

    I made an appointment for lunch tomorrow.

    KMT4Daily LifeFood & Dining
    子こ供どもとの約やく束そくは、親おやにとって非ひ常じょうに大たい切せつです。

    Promises with children are very important for parents.

    KMT4Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    一いち度ど交かわした約やく束そくは、どんなことがあっても破やぶるべきではありません。

    A promise once made should never be broken, no matter what happens.

    KMT5Daily LifeCore 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
    束
    たば・たば.ねる・つか・つか.ねる…(1)
    bundle・sheaf・ream・tie in bundles・govern…(2)
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