約
N3やく
[yaku]
Meanings
1.Adverb
approximately; about
2.Noun
promise; appointment; engagement
3.Noun
shortening; reduction; simplification
4.Noun
《linguistics》contraction (in phonetics)
Examples
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.