Word Meaning

やく yaku

約 is read as やく (yaku) and means contraction (in phonetics).

Meaning

English

  1. contraction (in phonetics)
  2. approximately
  3. about
  4. promise
  5. appointment
  6. engagement
  7. shortening
  8. reduction

Reading

Kana

やく

Romaji

yaku

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 6880 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

約束

やくそく

convention

約定

やくじょう

agreement

約束手形

やくそくてがた

promissory note

約束通り

やくそくどおり

as promised

約分

やくぶん

reduction (of a fraction to its lowest terms)

約手

やくて

promissory note

約言

やくげん

summary

公約

こうやく

public commitment

予約

よやく

programming (e.g. a device)

制約

せいやく

limitation

解約

かいやく

cancellation of a contract

婚約

こんやく

engagement

Example Sentences

10

かれはやくそくをまもるひとだ。

He is someone who keeps his promises.

えきまでやくじゅっぷんです。

It's about ten minutes to the station.

ながいせつめいをやくしてはなした。

He gave the long explanation in a shortened form.

りょこうのひようをやくしたい。

I want to cut down on travel expenses.

あしたのやくそくをわすれないで。

Don't forget our promise for tomorrow.

かいぎはやくいちじかんでおわった。

The meeting ended in about an hour.

そのほんをやくしてきじにした。

The book was condensed into an article.

かのじょとらいしゅうあうやくがある。

I have an appointment to meet her next week.

むだをはぶいてよさんをやくした。

We reduced the budget by cutting waste.

Do you promise?