This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ヤク、つづ.まる、つづ.める、つづま.やか
Romaji: yaku, tsuzu.maru, tsuzu.meru, tsuzuma.yaka
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

promise, approximately, shrink

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  120
Frequency:  94
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-6-3
Korean Reading:  yo
Chinese Reading:  yao1
Unicode:  7d04
JIS:  4C73

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1280
Nelson Index: 3499
New Nelson Index: 4440
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6a3.7
Four Corner Index: 2792.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 591
Gakken Index: 137
Daikanwanjiten Index: 27242X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0939
Remembering the kanji Index: 1362
Busy People Index: 2.12
Kanji Way Index: 258
Kanji Flashcards Index: 808
Kodansha Compact Index: 1516
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 621
Kanji in Context Index: 381
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 860
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1177
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1374
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1462
Essential Kanji Index: 451
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1632
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2752
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 726
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 534

Words

(やく)
approximately; about; promise; shortening; reduction; simplification; contraction (in phonetics)
条約 (じょうやく)
treaty; pact
予約 (よやく)
reservation; appointment; booking; advance order; contract; subscription; pledge
制約 (せいやく)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
規約 (きやく)
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
契約 (けいやく)
contract; compact; agreement
約束 (やくそく)
promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date; convention; rule; destiny; fate
婚約 (こんやく)
engagement; betrothal
集約 (しゅうやく)
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together; aggregating; integrating
旧約 (きゅうやく)
old promise; old agreement; old covenant; Old Testament
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