JLPT N4Kanji compounds

約束

Readingやくそくyakusoku

Meaning
後で行うことを相手と取り決めること
Explanation
「約束(やくそく)」 means deciding with another person that you will do something later. It is used as in 「明日会う約束をした」 (made a promise to meet tomorrow). It differs from 「借用」, which means to borrow something, and 「中止」, which means to stop partway.
Original Japanese explanation

「約束(やくそく)」は、後で何かをすると相手と決めることです。「明日会う約束をした」のように使います。物を借りる「借用」や、途中でやめる「中止」とはちがいます。

Examples
  • 明日会う約束をした

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