誓

vow

Stroke count: 14

Readings

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Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

vowRtK
彼は誓って無事だといった。He protested that he was innocent.tatoeba
彼は出生地は確かにイタリアだと誓った。He said under oath that his birthplace was Italy.tatoeba
swear
pledge

to swear
to vow
to take an oath
to pledge

Radicals and components

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Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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fold · finger · fingers · axe (斤) · say (言) · words (言) · keitai · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1214

Compound words

誓いちかい

誓うちかう

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

誓約せいやく

oath; vow; pledge; covenant

宣誓せんせい

oath; abjuration; pledge

誓ってちかって

surely; upon my word; by Jove; (with neg) by no means; never

祈誓きせい

偽誓ぎせい

弘誓ぐぜい

Buddha's great vows

誓願せいがん

(religious) vow

誓言せいげん

誓文せいもん

偽り誓ういつわりちかう

to swear falsely

修道誓願しゅうどうせいがん

vows of religious orders

Additional Examples

彼は市長に宣誓就任した。

He was sworn in as mayor.tatoeba

彼は禁煙を心に誓った。

He vowed to give up smoking.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 誓

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