Word Meaning 約める

つづめる tsuzumeru

約める is read as つづめる (tsuzumeru) and means to abridge.

Meaning

English

  1. to abridge
  2. to shorten
  3. to economize

Reading

Kana

つづめる

Romaji

tsuzumeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 50058 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

約する

やくする

to promise

約まる

つづまる

to compress

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