約物

• (Tokyo) やくもの [yàkúꜜmònò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ja̠kɯ̟mo̞no̞]

約(やく)物(もの) • (yakumono) 

1. a punctuation mark

   Hyponyms: 庵点, 踊り字, 温泉マーク, 括弧, 感嘆符, 疑問符, 句読点, 米印, ダッシュ, 長音符, 中黒, ノノ点, ハイフン, リーダー

   Coordinate term: 込め物

   起(お)こし約(やく)物(もの)

   okoshi yakumono

   a punctuation mark that has an 空き (aki) before it, such as 「, （, etc.

   受(う)け約(やく)物(もの)

   uke yakumono

   a punctuation mark that has an 空き (aki) after it, such as 」, ）, 、, 。, etc.

   中(なか)付(つ)き約(やく)物(もの)

   nakatsuki yakumono

   a punctuation mark that has an 空き (aki) before it and one after it, each of which is only half as wide or tall as the aki used for okoshi yakumono and uke yakumono, such as ：