| 726 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 621 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 591 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 137 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3499 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 451 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 808 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 211 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 211 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 381 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1516 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1632 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1177 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1374 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27242X | Morohashi |
| 1280 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4440 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1362 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1462 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 258 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 534 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
94 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 約 【ヤク】 approximately, about, promise, appointment, engagement, shortening, reduction, simplification, contraction (in phonetics)
- 約束 【ヤクソク】 promise, agreement, arrangement, one's word, contract, pact, appointment, engagement, date, convention, rule, destiny, fate
- 締約 【テイヤク】 conclusion of a treaty
- 成約 【セイヤク】 conclusion of a contract
Kun reading compounds
- 約まる 【つづまる】 to compress, to shrink
- 約める 【つづめる】 to abridge, to shorten, to economize
- 約やか 【つづまやか】 concise, brief, humble, frugal, modest, discrete
Readings
- Korean:
- yag, yo
Spanish
- promesa
- aproximadamente
- encogerse
- economizar
Portuguese
- promessa
- aproximadamente
- recuar
French
- environ
- promettre
- abréger
- raccourcir
| 2752 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a3.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 2792.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d04 | Unicode hex code |
goodwill, article, section, friendship, collusion
- On:
- カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1854 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 款 【カン】 title, heading, article, benevolence, friendly feeling
- 歓待 【カンタイ】 warm welcome, friendly reception, hospitality, entertainment
- 約款 【ヤッカン】 agreement, stipulation, article, clause
- 交歓 【コウカン】 exchange of courtesies (cordialities), fraternization, fraternisation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まさ
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- artículo (contrato
- ley)
- sección
- sinceridad
- buena voluntad
Portuguese
- Boa-vontade
- artigo
- seção
- amizade
- conivência
French
- bonne volonté
- article
- section
- fraternisation
- amitié
- connivence
| 1108 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1636 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2418 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1607 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1449 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1666 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1727 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1845 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1624 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1123 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2135 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1116 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1516 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1106 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16107 | Morohashi |
| 1700 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2938 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1097 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1178 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1555 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1462 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4j8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 4798.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b3e | Unicode hex code |