JLPT N3 · Numbers & math

約

やく

about; approximately

Stroke order of 約

約 is written with 9 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Thread 糸 bound with a ladle 勺 is a promise or rough measure.

Parts: 糸 thread + 勺 ladle

Example sentence

約十分かかります。

やくじゅっぷんかかります。

It takes about ten minutes.

Words with 約

契約contract 予約reservation; booking 条約treaty 節約saving; economizing 約束promise; appointment 婚約engagement 要約summary

More words: Numbers & math

足し算addition 引き算subtraction 掛け算multiplication 割り算division 偶数even number 奇数odd number 小数decimal 分数fraction 計算calculation 数えるto count 割るto divide; to break 億hundred million 以下or less; below 未満less than

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