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Definition and Synonyms for 約
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ざっと |
（量について）不正確であるがとても正確に近い |
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Approximately |
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct |
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ほぼ, まず, およそ, ざっと, あれこれ, おおよそ, ほとんど, 凡, 無慮, 略, 粗粗, 約 |
Meanings for each kanji in 約
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約 |
promise; approximately; shrink |
Sample Sentences for 約
シェイクスピアは、その戯曲が世界的に有名だが、約４００年前の人である。
Shakespeare, whose plays are world-famous, lived some four hundred years ago.
その国は日本の約２倍の広さです。
That country is about twice as large as Japan.
先週のストに参加した人は約３０００人だった。
There were some three thousand people who took part in the strike last week.
私がこの本を読み上げるのに約１時間かかった。
It took me about an hour to read this book through.
それは翼の全長が約４インチある。
It has a wingspan of about four inches.
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