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

誓

  • 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).
  • Onyomitip

    sei(せい) せい

    zei(ぜい) ぜい

  • Kunyomitip

    chika.u(ちかう) ちかう

  • Strokestip

    14 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords
    vow oath pledge promise swear declare commit affirm assure covenant bond word honor dedication loyalty faithful sacred solemn binding

Sentences including 誓

  • I swear , john.

  • Upon my word i will do it.

  • She gave her oath that she would not drink.

  • I have promised myself to read more books.

  • She pledged herself never to do it again.

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