旧約

Reading

Kana: きゅうやく

Romaji: kyūyaku

Definitions

noun

1

old promise; old agreement; old covenant

2

Old Testament

Note: abbreviation

See also: 旧約聖書

Kanji

旧

Readings: キュウ、 ふる.い、 もと

Meanings: old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-

約

Readings: ヤク、 つづ.まる、 つづ.める、 つづま.やか

Meanings: promise, approximately, shrink