Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 公約(こうやく) in Japanese

公約
Kana Reading
こうやく
Romaji
kōyaku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    public commitment or promise
    Example sentence
    選挙公約を果たしてくれない政治家がいる。 Some politicians never make good on campaign promises.

Examples of 公約, こうやく in a sentence

Kanji in this word

公 JLPT 2

4 strokes

public, prince, official, governmental

On'Yomi: コウ, ク

Kun'Yomi: おおやけ

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約 JLPT 3

9 strokes

promise, approximately, shrink

On'Yomi: ヤク

Kun'Yomi: つづ.まる, つづ.める, つづま.やか

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