契
契 — Pledge
pledge, promise, vow
On’yomiケイ (kei)
Kun’yomiちぎる (chigiru)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 契
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 契約 | けいやく keiyaku | contract; compact; agreement |
| 契機 | けいき keiki | opportunity; chance; trigger |
| 契約書 | けいやくしょ keiyakusho | (written) contract; agreement |
Study notes
契 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #898 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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