What does kanji 約 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 約 is promise.

How is kanji 約 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 約 are つづ.まる, つづ.める, つづま.やか; the onyomi readings are ヤク.

Which school grade teaches kanji 約?

Kanji 約 is taught in Jōyō Grade 4.

What is the main radical of kanji 約?

The main radical for kanji 約 is 糸.

What words use kanji 約?

Example words that use kanji 約 include 約束, 約, 約款, 約束手形.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 7

約

Meaning

Kanji 約

promise

promise, approximately, shrink

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: つづ.まるつづ.めるつづま.やか
Onyomi 音読み: ヤク
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 约 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 4
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #94
Strokes: 9
Radical: 糸
Components: 丶 • 勹 • 小 • 幺 • 糸
Kanji Kentei: Level 7
Similar Kanji: 的 • 酌 • 釣 • 豹 • 畃 • 勺 • 仢

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 378 entries that include this kanji.

約束

やくそく

convention

約

やく

contraction (in phonetics)

約款

やっかん

agreement

約束手形

やくそくてがた

promissory note

約定

やくじょう

agreement

約束通り

やくそくどおり

as promised

倹しい

つましい

thrifty

役不足

やくぶそく

dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one

約する

やくする

to promise

約まる

つづまる

to compress

約める

つづめる

to abridge

約やか

つづまやか

concise

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は約束を守る人だ。

He is someone who keeps his promises.

駅まで約十分です。

It's about ten minutes to the station.

長い説明を約して話した。

He gave the long explanation in a shortened form.

旅行の費用を約したい。

I want to cut down on travel expenses.

明日の約束を忘れないで。

Don't forget our promise for tomorrow.

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