► 副詞
約 [(1)やく] meaning: approximate rank: 1
☆ その建物の高さは約二百メートルだ ⇨ The height of the building is about 200 meters
More examples:
- 普通の日本人は約三千の漢字を使う ⇨ Typical Japanese use about 3000 kanji, chinese characters
- 皆の意見を集約する必要が有る ⇨ We need to consolidate everybody’s opinions
- 新幹線の東京大阪間の所要時間は約三時間半だ ⇨ The Shinkansen (required) travel time between Tokyo and Osaka is about three and half hours
- 彼は約束の場所に現れなかった ⇨ He didn’t show up at the agreed-upon location
- 部屋の奥行きは約五メートルだ ⇨ The depth of the room (from the entrance) is about 5 meters
- 約束忘れないでね。きっとだよ！ ⇨ Don’t forget the promise. You gotta make sure!
- 契約の履行が遅延した ⇨ The fulfillment of contract obligations was delayed
- 彼等は約束を取り交わした ⇨ They exchanged promises
- 彼は話を要約した ⇨ He summarized the story
- 各国は条約に調印した ⇨ The countries signed the treaty
- 契約の不履行 ⇨ A non-performance of a contract
- 彼はホテルの部屋を予約した ⇨ He reserved a hotel room
- 彼等は合同開発契約を結んだ ⇨ They signed a joint-development contract
- 両国は条約を締結した ⇨ The two countries agreed on and signed a treaty
- これは約束と全然違う ⇨ This is completely different from what was promised