約 Kanji – promise
The Japanese kanji 約 can mean promise, approximately, shrink.
Meaning and Readings
How is 約 read?
約 has the onyomi reading ヤク and the kunyomi readings つづまる, つづめる, つづまやか.
In romaji, these readings can be written as yaku, tsuzumaru, tsuzumeru, tsuzumayaka.
Common Japanese Words Using 約
These common Japanese words contain 約. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 解約（かいやく） — cancellation of a contract
- 確約（かくやく） — firm promise, definite promise
- 規約（きやく） — agreement, rules, code, protocol, convention, bylaw
- 旧約（きゅうやく） — old promise, old agreement, old covenant
- 契約（けいやく） — contract, compact, agreement
- 契約書（けいやくしょ） — (written) contract, agreement
- 倹約（けんやく） — thrift, economy, frugality
- 公約（こうやく） — public commitment, public promise, campaign pledge, official vow
- 婚約（こ んやく） — engagement, betrothal
- 集約（しゅうやく） — putting together (e.g. opinions), gathering, collecting, aggregating, summarizing, integrating