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やく

adverbnounnoun (generic)linguistics

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Meanings

  • approximately, about
  • promise, appointment, engagement
  • shortening, reduction, simplification
  • contraction (in phonetics)

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Example sentences

この仕事しごとやく3時間じかんかかります。

This work takes approximately 3 hours.

えきまでやく10ぷんきます。

You can reach the station in about 10 minutes.

会場かいじょうにはやく500にん観客かんきゃくあつまった。

Approximately 500 spectators gathered at the venue.

このくすりやく1週間しゅうかん効果こうかはじめるでしょう。

This medicine should start showing effects in about one week.

調査ちょうさによると、やく8わりひとがスマートフォンを毎日まいにち使用しようしているという結果けっかた。

According to a survey, the results showed that approximately 80% of people use smartphones every day.