約
N3やく
[yaku]
Definitions
1.adverb (fukushi)
approximately; about
2.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
promise; appointment; engagement
3.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
shortening; reduction; simplification
4.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
contraction (in phonetics)
Example Sentences
駅から家までは約三十分で到着できます。
We can arrive at the station in about thirty minutes.
今回の参加者は約百名だった。
There were about one hundred participants this time.
全部で約一万円かかると思う。
I think it will cost about 10,000 yen in total.