Yakusoku

JLPT N4

約束 (Yakusoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “promise, agreement, arrangement, one's word”.

Meanings

  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbpromise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact
  2. nounappointment; engagement; date
  3. nounconvention; rule
  4. noun, suru verb, transitive verbdestiny; fate

Examples

  • A promise is a promise.

  • Don't go back on your promise.

  • Promises are things that must be kept.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 約束

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