Kanji Detail for 誓 - "vow, oath, pledge"

誓

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
誓 means "vow, oath, pledge."
1. Vow - A solemn promise.
2. Oath - A formal declaration.
3. Pledge - A commitment to do something.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

vow; swear; pledge

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

swear, pledge; oath

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

oath; vow; to swear; to pledge

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to swear, to pledge; oath

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

To admonish. Gathering soldiers and giving them orders is called 誓. Such as 泰誓 (Great Oath), 牧誓 (Shepherd's Oath). | Taking an oath. Meaning telling one's matter to the gods as a pledge of faith. Such as 折箭為誓 (breaking arrows as an oath). Today, words expressing one won't break one's promise are also called 誓. Such as 宣誓 (take an oath), 發誓 (swear).
Onyomi

sei(セイ)
Kunyomi

chika.u(ちか-う)
Strokes

14 strokes
Radical

言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)
Related Keywords
vow oath pledge affirm command imperative promise swear warn agreement assurance bond commitment contract covenant declaration dedication formal guarantee obligation solemn undertaking word