誓
誓 — Vow
vow, swear, pledge
On’yomiセイ (sei)
Kun’yomiちかう (chikau)
Stroke order (14 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 誓
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 誓って | ちかって chikatte | surely; upon my word; by Jove |
| 宣誓 | せんせい sensei | oath; abjuration; pledge |
| 誓い | ちかい chikai | oath; vow |
| 誓う | ちかう chikau | to swear; to vow; to take an oath |
| 誓約 | せいやく seiyaku | oath; vow; pledge |
| 誓約書 | せいやくしょ seiyakusho | written oath; covenant; pledge |
Study notes
誓 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1567 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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