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[やく()]
yaku
adverb, noun

English Meaning(s) for 約

adverb
  1. approximately; about
noun
  1. promise; appointment; engagement
  2. shortening; reduction; simplification
  3. contraction (in phonetics)

Definition and Synonyms for 約

Approximately (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Synonyms: ほぼ, まず, およそ, ざっと, あれこれ, おおよそ, ほとんど, , 無慮, , 粗粗,

Meanings for each kanji in 約

» promise; approximately; shrink

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Sample Sentences for 約

The population of Canada is about 26 million.
The bridge is approximately a mile long.
Medicaid, a program originally created to provide medical care for poverty-level women and children, today spends almost a third of its budget on elderly people.
The price was only three thousand yen, or about thirty dollars.
Around half of middle-school students in Japan have mobile phones, but if you look at those in high school then 97% have them.

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