about (adv.)

約　（やく）

例文：「小さな道路の一角の約一坪の道路工事は、労働者約7人と交通整備員2人によって行われている。」

Example: “Those roadworks covering three square meters on the side of that small street are being managed by about seven construction workers and two traffic controllers.”

– New Wasabi Dictionary: A Dictionary for Gaijin, 1st Edition, TRW (The Rising Wasabi)