約 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
- On
- ヤク
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- promise; approximately
Origin
Phonetic-semantic: thread 糸 with the sound element 勺; to bind with thread, to promise.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ヤク | 約束・約半分・節約 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 約束やくそく
promise
- 予約よやく
reservation
Example
友だちと公園で会う約束をしました。
I promised to meet my friend at the park.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)