Kanji: 約

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:	糸 Radical name: いと
Meaning:	Promise, approximately, shrink
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 90 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	約束(やくそく)	promise
N4	予約(よやく)	reservation
N3	契約(けいやく)	contract, compact, agreement
N3	婚約(こんやく)	engagement, betrothal
N3	節約(せつやく)	economising, saving
N3	約(やく)	approximately, about, some
N1	規約(きやく)	agreement, rules, code
N1	倹約(けんやく)	thrift, economy, frugality
N1	条約(じょうやく)	treaty, pact
N1	制約(せいやく)	limitation, restriction, condition, constraints