Word details

公約

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 公約.

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Entry

公約うやくNoun~の Adj.Transitive~する VerbFreq #38472
1

public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow

Examples
その無所属候補者は中絶問題を公約からはずしました。
The independent candidate took the abortion issue off his platform.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

public, prince, official, governmental

4 strokesFrequency 118JLPT N2Grade 2

On

コウ

Kun

おおやけ

Nanori

あきらきみきんたかただしともひろまさ

promise, approximately, shrink

9 strokesFrequency 94JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ヤク

Kun

つづ.まるつづ.めるつづま.やか

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