約 (やく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

約 (やく) means approximately / about / around.

See example sentences below.

約 at a glance

約

やくyaku

N3adv

approximately / about / around

約やくyakuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

approximately / about / around

Example 1

その本は約千円です。

Translation

That book is about 1000 yen.

Example 2

会議は約二時間かかりました。

Translation

The meeting took approximately two hours.