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契

pledge
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingケイ
Kun readingちぎ.る
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. pledgeRtK
  2. promise
  3. vow
  1. opportunity
  2. chance
  3. trigger
  4. cause

Popular Usage

契約契機

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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flick knife · grow up · dagger (刀) · large (大) · St. Bernard (犬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1669

Compound words

契約けいやく
contract; compact; agreement
契約するけいやくする
contract
契機けいき
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
契約書けいやくしょ
(written) contract; agreement
契りちぎり
pledge
契るちぎる
to pledge
契印けいいん
impression of a seal over the joint of two papers
契合けいごう
agreement/coincidence
契情けいせい
beauty
契約の箱けいやくのはこ
Ark of the Covenant
契約期間けいやくきかん
contract period
契約社員けいやくしゃいん
contract employee
射倖契約しゃこうけいやく
aleatory contract
信託契約しんたくけいやく
trust agreement
双務契約そうむけいやく
bilateral agreement
傭船契約ようせんけいやく
chartering ships
鴛鴦の契りえんおうのちぎり
having a happy and harmonious relationship (of a husband and wife)
使用許諾契約しようきょだくけいやく
(software) license agreement

Additional Examples

彼は彼らと家具の売買契約をした。
He made a bargain with them about the furniture.tatoeba
彼はもう一年仕事を続ける契約をした。
He signed on for another year.tatoeba
彼は、自分の意志に反して契約書に署名させられた。
He was made to sign the contract against his will.tatoeba
彼の契約はもう１年間有効だ。
His contract runs for one more year.tatoeba
日朝修好条規締結の契機となった。
As a result of this incident, Japan and Korea concluded the Japanese-Korea Treaty of Amity.wiki
これが党創設における契機となった。
This movement triggered the establishment of the Aikokukoto Party.wiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 契

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