約 is read やく (yaku), with atamadaka pitch accent (high first, then falls).

How is 約 used in a sentence?

電池を節約しよう。 — Let's save the battery.

約やく

Q: What JLPT level is 約?

約 is a JLPT N3 word (intermediate).

やく · yaku

JLPT N3 noun

Approximately, about, some

approximately, about
promise, appointment, engagement
shortening, reduction, simplification

Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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Example sentences

電池を節約しよう。

でんちをせつやくしよう。

Let's save the battery.

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予約はありますか。

よやくはありますか。

Do you have a reservation?

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映画のチケットは、前日から予約できる。

えいがのちけっとは、ぜんじつからよやくできる。

Movie tickets can be reserved starting the day before.

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友達と一緒にランチに行く約束をした。

ともだちといっしょにらんちにいくやくそくをした。

I made plans to go to lunch with a friend.

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Kanji in this word

約Promise, Approximately, Shrink 音やく訓つづ.まる・つづ.める JLPT N3 · 9 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

規約きやくagreement, rules, code 条約じょうやくtreaty, pact 契約けいやくcontract, compact, agreement 倹約けんやくthrift, economy, frugality 予約よやくreservation 制約せいやくlimitation, constraints

Questions

What does 約 mean?

Approximately, about, some. It can also mean: approximately, about; promise, appointment, engagement; shortening, reduction, simplification.

How do you pronounce 約?

やく (yaku). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 約?

JLPT N3 — intermediate. See the JLPT N3 guide.

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