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JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

契けい約やく

keiyaku

contract, agreement

Example sentences

契約けいやくはかなりいいかげんなものだった。
The contract was rather loose.
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それでは契約けいやくと違ちがう。
That’s against the contract.
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取引とりひき契約けいやくは先月せんげつで切きれた。
The business contract ran out last month.
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Kanji in 契約

契pledge; promiseOnケイKunちぎる
約promise; approximatelyOnヤクKunつづまる・つづめる・つづまやか

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