約

やく

Meaning

約やく

Word or expression in common usage

adverb (fukushi)

approximately
about

contraction (in phonetics)

Translations

ca〈ラテン語〉
somewhere between
somewhere in the region of 【前】around
circa〈ラテン語〉〔【略】ca. ; c. ; cir. ; circ.〕【副】about
say
some
somewhere

Kanji

約
- onyomiヤク
- kunyomiつづ.まる・つづ.める・つづま.やか
- meaningpromise; approximately; shrink

Sentences

彼は約束を破った。
約束するよ。
勧工場には約２０の出店が並んだ。
There was a row of about 20 stalls at the fair.
６月末に参加者を募ったら１週間弱で約５００席が予約でいっぱいになった。
When participants were sought at the end of June all, about 500, seats were reserved in under a week.
条約の精神が没却されていた。
The spirit of the treaty was ignored.
娘はいつも、約束を守らない母親に苛立っていた。
The daughter was irritated with her mother, who always broke her promises.
ふたをして始めは強火、沸騰したら中火にして約７分間煮ます。
Put the lid on and start at high flame, when it boils set to medium flame and boil for about seven minutes.
昨夜、約８万人の観衆がスタジアムをうずめた。
About eighty thousand spectators packed into the stadium last night.
約１年半で約２２億通の迷惑メールを送りました。
He sent about 2.2 billion spam emails over a period of around one and a half years.
私は婚約を解消しました。
I have broken off our engagement.
２００６年９月の軍事クーデターで失脚、事実上亡命中だったタイのタクシン元首相が２８日、約１年半ぶりに帰国した。
Deposed in a military coup in September 2006 and having effectively been in exile, the Former premier of Thailand Thaksin has returned after about a year and a half.
勿論最初の約束優先ということで謝ったわ。
Of course I apologised, saying that the first appointment had priority.
今日、朝一でポートレートの予約が入っているんだが・・・どうだ？試しにやってみるか？
First thing today there's an appointment for a portrait ... what do you say? Will you try doing it as a test?
「結婚したんじゃなかったのかよ？」「あぁ、別れちゃった。婚約破棄」
"Didn't you get married!?" "Oh, we split up. We broke our engagement."
労働集約・資本集約を超えて、時代はナレッジ・インテンシブへと大きくシフトしている。
Surpassing labour intensive, capital intensive, the age has shifted greatly to knowledge intensive.
約束やぶったら、絶交ですからね？
If you break your promise we're through, right?
婚約しているのにキスを拒否された。
Even though we're engaged, she wouldn't let me kiss her.
結婚生活がうまく行っていない方は結婚式の時におごそかに神の前に誓った、夫婦の誓約を思い出してみましょう。
And to the people whose married life is not going well, let's remember the marriage covenant sworn solemnly before God at the wedding ceremony.
牛乳の流れを素早く止め、牛乳が固まるまで約３０分間静置する。
Quickly stop the flow of milk, leave to stand for approximately 30 minutes for the milk to solidify.
会場に着くと早速担当者に「この絵は将来必ず値が上がる。」などとしつこく言われ、契約書にサインしてしまった。
When I reached the hall right away the person in charge unrelentingly said things like "This painting is certain to increase in value in the future," and I went and signed the contract.