約束

Reading

Kana: やくそく

Romaji: yakusoku

Definitions

noun

vs

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date

2

convention; rule

3

destiny; fate

Kanji

約

Readings: ヤク、 つづ.まる、 つづ.める、 つづま.やか

Meanings: promise, approximately, shrink

束

Readings: ソク、 たば、 たば.ねる、 つか、 つか.ねる

Meanings: bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control

Example Sentences

約束(やくそく)は約束(やくそく)。

➥A promise is a promise.

彼(かれ)は約束(やくそく)を破(やぶ)った。

➥He broke his word.

約束(やくそく)は守(まも)るものだ。

➥Promises are things that must be kept.

彼(かれ)は約束(やくそく)を守(まも)る。

➥He always keeps his word.

約束(やくそく)を守(まも)りなさい。

➥You must keep your promise.

彼(かれ)は約束(やくそく)を果(は)たす。

➥He always fulfills his promises.