The kanji 約: meaning, readings and stroke order

約

Meaning: promise, about
On reading: ヤク yaku
Kun reading: —
Strokes: 9
Radical: 糸 silk
Level: Level 4 · grade 4

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: hẹn, khoảng chừng (ước)
Japanese: やくそく。だいたい。
Korean: 약속, 대략 (약·요)
Chinese: 约定、大约 (约)

Readings, words and example sentences

ヤク yaku · on reading

予よ約やく
booking, reservation
山の宿を 予よ約やくします。
We book an inn in the mountains.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.