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Kanji Detail for 約 - "promise, approximately, simple"

約

  • Meaning

    約 means "promise, approximately, simple."

    1. Promise - To pledge; an agreement.

    2. Simple - Modest; frugal; economical.

    3. Summarize - To condense; to abbreviate.

    4. Approximately - About; roughly.

    5. Restrict - To bind; to constrain.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    promise; approximately; shrink

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    treaty, agreement, covenant

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to weigh in a balance or on a scale

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    treaty, covenant, agreement

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To bind. Such as binding hair is called 約髮. Binding feet is called 約足. Now women's ornaments. Include rings and bracelets. Also this meaning. | To limit is also called 約. Such as 約束 (restrain), 檢約 (self-discipline). Meaning using rites and laws as boundaries. Not allowing overstepping. Note: the 約 in 約束 is also read like 要. | Agreement. Mutually expecting rights and obligations is called 約. Such as 約章 (treaty), 約法 (agreement). Agreeing on time is also called 約. Such as 預約 (reservation). Meeting the date is called 踐約. Missing the date is called 失約. | Simple. (Mencius) "Those who guard the simple and extend broadly." Living humbly is called 儉約. Living in poverty is called 困約. All mean being humble and simple without comfort. | Brief. 大約. Like saying roughly. Meaning approximately like this. Words not detailed are called 隱約. Things whose exact number cannot be known. But only approximated are also called 約. Such as 約計 (estimate), 約估 (roughly calculate).
  • Onyomitip

    yaku(やく) やく

  • Kunyomitip

    chika.u(ちかう) ちかう

    tsuma.shii(つましい) つましい

    tsuzu.meru(つずめる) つずめる

    tsuzuma.yaka(つずまやか) つずまやか

  • Strokestip

    9 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords
    promise pledge commitment approximately about roughly simple modest frugal economize summarize condense contract agreement treaty appointment engagement bind restrain reduce

Sentences including 約

  • Once you have made a promise , you should keep it.

  • It is thoughtful of you to remind me of my promise.

  • He promised me that he won't tell anybody.

  • You are ten minutes behind the appointed time.

  • We should always keep our promise.

  • He was always as good as his word.

  • She did not promise to come here again.

  • You must fulfill your promise without fail.

  • We had better save our time and money.

  • He promised us his assistance.

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