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約束

やくそく

Readings

やくそく

Meanings

  1. 1.
    n, vs, vtpromise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact
  2. 2.
    nappointment; engagement; date
  3. 3.
    nconvention; rule
  4. 4.
    n, vs, vtdestiny; fate

Kanji breakdown

N49 strokesGrade 4
N47 strokesGrade 4

Example sentences

自分が約束したことはちゃんと実行するように最善を尽くすべきだ。

You should do your best to carry out your promises.

ジムは映画に行く約束をしたガールフレンドに待ちぼうけをくわされ、雨の中を一時間も待たされて頭にきている。

Jim's angry because his date for the movie stood him up and he wasted an hour waiting for her in the rain.

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promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

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