約 — yak, yo

Parts that make up 約

How 約 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 約 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 糸, 勺.

Korean example words with 約

• 결약結約 Korean gloss: 약속을 맺음
• 서약誓約 Korean gloss: 맹세하고 약속함
• 초약初約 Korean gloss: 처음에 한 약속
• 숙약宿約 Korean gloss: 오래전에 한 약속
• 신약信約 Korean gloss: 믿음으로써 약속함
• 약문約文 Korean gloss: 간략하게 줄인 글
• 가약佳約 Korean gloss: 부부가 되자는 약속
• 내약內約 Korean gloss: 남몰래 은밀하게 하는 약속
• 상약相約 Korean gloss: 서로 약속함. 또는 그 약속
• 혼약婚約 Korean gloss: 혼인하기로 함. 또는 그 약속
• 공약空約 Korean gloss: 헛되게 약속함. 또는 그런 약속
• 특약特約 Korean gloss: 특별한 편의나 이익이 있는 계약

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 約

• 契約けいやく contract; compact; agreement
• 条約じょうやく treaty; pact; convention
• 公約こうやく public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge
• 約束やくそく promise; agreement; arrangement
• 予約よやく reservation; appointment; booking
• 制約せいやく limitation; restriction; condition
• 規約きやく agreement; rules; code
• 婚約こんやく engagement; betrothal
• 締約ていやく conclusion of a treaty
• 解約かいやく cancellation of a contract
• 節約せつやく saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
• 集約しゅうやく putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting

Characters sharing the phonetic 勺

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “약”

Other hanja with radical 糸