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約束

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

約束 — “promise, appointment”

約束 (read やくそく) means promise, appointment. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

やくそく

Meaning

promise, appointment

約束 in a sentence

友達ともだちと会うあう約束やくそくをしました。

I made an appointment to meet my friend.

The kanji in 約束

約promise; approximately
束bundle, bunch

Words that share a kanji with 約束

予約するよやくする— to reserve, to book
契約けいやく— contract, agreement
婚約こんやく— engagement (to marry)
節約せつやく— saving, economizing, thrift
約やく— approximately, about
束たば— bundle, bunch

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