約 — promise/approximately

JLPT N3 kanji · 9 strokes · on'yomi yaku.

Thread (糸) tied in a ladle's knot (勺) — a binding promise.

Example words

• 約束 — yakusoku — promise
• 予約 — yoyaku — reservation

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