約 (やく): approximately, about, some — Japanese vocabulary
約 is read やく and means "approximately, about, some". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
約
- Reading
- やく · yaku
- Translation
- approximately, about, some
- Level
- JLPT N3
- Pitch accent
- やくが
Example
私の学校は駅から歩いて約十分のところにあります。
わたしのがっこうはえきからあるいてやくじゅうぶんのところにあります。
My school is about ten minutes' walk from the station.
Kanji in this word
- 約 — promise, approximately
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