Word Meaning 約する

やくする yakusuru

約する is read as やくする (yakusuru) and means to promise.

Meaning

English

  1. to promise
  2. to reduce
  3. to abridge
  4. to simplify
  5. to shorten

Reading

Kana

やくする

Romaji

yakusuru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 50056 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

約まる

つづまる

to compress

約める

つづめる

to abridge

約束

やくそく

convention

やく

contraction (in phonetics)

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

約定書

やくじょうしょ

written contract

約やか

つづまやか

concise

Example Sentences

7

You always reserve the same room.

What should I do in order to save time?

He supposed that you would book seats.

The purpose of a conclusion is to sum up the main points of the essay.

We used the computer in order to save time.

It is not wise, nor in the long run is it kind, to tax the thrifty for the thriftless.

As the attendees of the DTA General Meeting will be offered the block rate, when you reserve Marriott Hotel for me, please notify them that I will attend it.