N3Prefix

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約やく

yaku

approximately, about, some

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Example sentence

彼女のクラスには約４０人の生徒がいる。

There are about forty students in her class.

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Kanji in 約

promise, approximately, shrink

Sentences with 約

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
予約	N4	よやく	よやくreservation
約束	N4	やくそく	やくそくarrangement, appointment, promise
契約	N3	けいやく	けいやくcontract, compact, agreement
婚約	N3	こんやく	こんやくengagement, betrothal
節約	N3	せつやく	せつやくeconomizing, saving
条約	N1	じょうやく	じょうやくtreaty, pact
規約	N1	きやく	きやくagreement, rules, code
制約	N1	せいやく	せいやくlimitation, constraints

More Numbers & Counters words

Word	Reading	Meaning
分	ぶ	ぶone percent (e.g. 三割五分 = 35%); share (e.g. 五分五分[ごぶごぶ] = fifty-fifty)
円	まる	まるcircle
数	すう	すうnumber / figure (used in compounds; e.g. 数学[すうがく] = mathematics)
数	かず	かずnumber / quantity / amount (general word; e.g. 人[ひと]の数[かず] = number of people)
市	いち	いちmarket, fair
一人一人	ひとりひとり	ひとりひとりone by one, each
度	たび	たびeach time / whenever (e.g. 行く[いく]度[たび]に = every time I go)
率	りつ	りつrate, ratio, percentage

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