ヤク
Meanings
Adverb
1. approximately; about
Noun
2. promise; appointment; engagement
3. shortening; reduction; simplification
4. contraction (in phonetics)
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (41 in total)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
engagement; betrothal
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
thrift; economy; frugality
approximate total (of)
economising; saving
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
summary; digest
firm promise; definite promise
agreement; stipulation; contract
previous engagement; prior contract
secret agreement
cancellation of a contract
new contract; new agreement; New Testament
approximately half
breaking (an agreement, promise); cancellation (of a contract)
old promise; old agreement; old covenant; Old Testament
peace settlement
divisor; factor; measure
conciseness; brevity; simplification
verbal promise
previous engagement; previous promise
summary; contraction; verbal agreement
(marriage) engagement; secret treaty; tacit understanding; private contract
reduction of a fraction (to lowest terms)
agreement; promise
punctuation marks and other special symbols
social-contract theory
promissory note
abridgment; abridgement; condensation; contraction
vow; promise
commensuration; reduction to a common measure
social-contract theory
reduced
consideration (in contract law, the thing given or done by the promisee in exchange for the promise)
contraction (in phonetics)
consent to an application for a contract
Examples (70 in total)
About two hours have passed.
"How long will it take?" "About two weeks."
There are about a thousand students in all.