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VOCABULARY
やく
ya
ku
approximately
role, part, duty, service, use, bake, burn, translation, reason, circumstances, about, promise, contract, calamity, misfortune
noun
verb
adverb
Example sentences
やくひゃくにんた。
About a hundred people came.
にくやくのがきだ。
I like grilling meat.
やくさんかんかかった。
It took about three hours.
さかなやくしい。
Grilled fish is delicious.

Practice exercises

1
このプロジェクトにはやく30万円まんえん予算よさん必要ひつようだ。
This project requires a budget of about 300,000 yen.
Answer
やく
2
新薬しんやく開発かいはつにはやく10ねん研究けんきゅう期間きかん必要ひつようとされる。
Developing a new drug is said to require a research period of approximately 10 years.
Answer
やく
3
えきまでやく15ぷんかかります。
It takes about 15 minutes to the station.
Answer
やく
4
参加者さんかしゃやく50にんでした。
There were approximately 50 participants.
Answer
やく
5
今回こんかい災害さいがいによる経済けいざい損失そんしつやく500億円おくえんのぼると試算しさんされており、復興ふっこうには数年すうねんかかる見通みとおしだ。
The economic losses from this disaster are estimated at approximately 50 billion yen, and recovery is expected to take several years.
Answer
やく