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約: approximately

約やく yaku

approximately; about
JLPT N3Time & numbers

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Example sentences

It takes about ten minutes on foot to the station.

The Jōmon period lasted from about 16,000 years ago until around 3,000 years ago.

From the lesson 縄文時代とはどんな時代か

It is thought that about 6,000 years ago the temperature was higher than today and the sea level was higher too.

From the lesson 気候と自然

In Aomori Prefecture, pottery about 16,000 years old has been found.

From the lesson 縄文土器

People lived there for about 1,700 years, from about 5,900 years ago to about 4,200 years ago.

From the lesson 三内丸山遺跡

The pillar holes were about two meters in diameter, and chestnut wood had been used for the pillars.

From the lesson 三内丸山遺跡

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