約
Meanings
Adverb
1. approximately; about
Noun
2. promise; appointment; engagement
3. shortening; reduction; simplification
4. contraction (in phonetics)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
やく
Used in vocabulary
Examples111
その
The price was in the neighbourhood of 50 dollars.
その
The city has a population of about four million.
その
The population of the city is about 100,000.
日本
The population of Japan is about 120 million.
中国
The population of China is about eight times as large as that of Japan.
君の
The population of your city is about five times as large as that of my town.