背約

Reading

Kana: はいやく

Romaji: haiyaku

Definition

noun

vs

1

a broken promise; breaking one's word

Kanji

背

Readings: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける

Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel

約

Readings: ヤク、 つづ.まる、 つづ.める、 つづま.やか

Meanings: promise, approximately, shrink