Vocabulary
What does 約 (やく, yaku) mean?
約 (やく, yaku) means about, approximately.
Quick facts| Reading | やく |
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| Romaji | yaku |
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| Part of speech | adverb |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N3 |
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N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyaku
about, approximately
- 1adverb approximately; about
- 2noun promise; appointment; engagement
- 3noun shortening; reduction; simplification
- 4noun contraction (in phonetics)
Example sentences
この町の人口は約五万人です。
This town's population is about fifty thousand.
駅まで歩いて約十分かかります。
It takes about ten minutes on foot to the station.
