約 — kanji meaning “promise”
約
promise, approximately, shrink
- Meanings
- promise, approximately, shrink
- On'yomi
- ヤク (yaku)
- Kun'yomi
- つづ.まる、つづ.める、つづま.やか
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #94 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 120
- Chinese reading
- yuē, yāo — Chinese character page
Words with 約
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 契約 | けいやく keiyaku | contract; compact; agreement |
| 予約 | よやく yoyaku | reservation; appointment; booking |
| 約束 | やくそく yakusoku | promise; agreement; arrangement |
| 条約 | じょうやく jouyaku | treaty; pact; convention |
| 婚約 | こんやく kon'yaku | engagement; betrothal |
| 節約 | せつやく setsuyaku | saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing |
| 制約 | せいやく seiyaku | limitation; restriction; condition |
| 解約 | かいやく kaiyaku | cancellation of a contract |
| 公約 | こうやく kouyaku | public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge |
| 規約 | きやく kiyaku | agreement; rules; code |
| 要約 | ようやく youyaku | summary; digest |
| 集約 | しゅうやく shuuyaku | putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting |
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