Kanji

誓

誓

vow, swear, pledge

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

言部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ちかう

Nanori (Name Reading)

ちか, ちかう, ちかわ

Common Readings

セイ, ちか…う

Example sentences

誓う ちかう
心 に 復讐 を 誓った 。

I vowed revenge in my heart.

二度と にどと
二度と 嘘 を つかない と 誓います 。

I swear I will never lie again.

誓い ちかい
彼 は 禁煙 の 誓い を 立てた

He made a vow to quit smoking.

一生不犯 いっしょうふぼん
その 高僧 は 一生不犯 の 誓い を 守り抜いた 。

That high priest kept his vow of lifelong celibacy to the end.

忠誠を誓う ちゅうせいをちかう
騎士 は 王 に 生涯 の 忠誠を誓った 。

The knight swore lifelong loyalty to the king.

誓い合う ちかいあう
二人 は 互いに 永遠 の 愛 を 誓い合った 。

The two vowed eternal love to each other.

鴛鴦之契 えんおうのちぎり
二人 は 鴛鴦之契 を 結び 、 生涯 添い遂げる こと を 誓い合った 。

The two made a vow of lifelong fidelity and swore to stay together for life.

誓約書 せいやくしょ
彼 は 誓約書 に 署名 した

He signed the pledge.

Example Vocabulary

誓う

ちかう

to swear; to vow; to pledge

誓い

ちかい

vow; oath; pledge

忠誠を誓う

ちゅうせいをちかう

to swear loyalty; to pledge allegiance

誓約

せいやく

宣誓

せんせい

誓い合う

ちかいあう

to vow to each other; to make a mutual pledge

誓いを立てる

ちかいをたてる

誓約書

せいやくしょ

written oath, pledge

神に誓って

かみにちかって

誓願

せいがん

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