約 promise
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- On'yomi
- ヤク
- Strokes
- 9
- JLPT
- N4
- Taught in
- Primary school, year 4
Stroke order
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
Remember it
A thread (糸) tied around the ladle (勺) so you won't forget your promise — but the knot is loose, so the amount is only about right.
A common word
- 約束 やくそく promise
Example sentences
駅まで約十分かかります。
えきまでやくじゅっぷんかかります。
It takes about ten minutes to the station.
約束の時間に少し遅れました。
やくそくのじかんにすこしおくれました。
I was a little late for the time we'd agreed on.
Kanji that share a part
糸 is its radical. 71 kanji share it in all.
勺 is a component.
- 灼 burn N1
- 酌 serve sake N1
- 釣 angling N1