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誓 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「言」

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準2High school level ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「言」
On
セイせい · sei
Kun
ちか.うchika.u
Meaning
vow; swear

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

折 "to cut" with 言 "words": to say something clean-cut and final — to vow.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onセイせいsei誓約せいやく誓詞せいし宣誓せんせい
Kunちかうchikau誓うちかう誓いちかい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 誓約せいやく

    a pledge; covenant

  • 宣誓せんせい

    an oath

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

二人(ふたり)は永遠(えいえん)を誓(ちか)った。

The two swore to be together forever.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

宣誓誓約誓宣to pro…約promis…訟sue詔imperi…詐deceiv…診examin…謁audien…斉alike浄clean逝pass…井well生life
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 言Map of reading セイAll maps

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