やく
yaku

Adverb

1. approximately; about

その値段 ねだん やく れいドルだった。
sono nedanwa yaku gojūdorudatta.
The price was in the neighbourhood of 50 dollars.
Noun

2. promise; appointment; engagement

Noun

3. shortening; reduction; simplification

Noun

4. contraction (in phonetics)

Linguistics
Related to 約音