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JLPT N1 14 strokes Frequency: #1567

Meanings

Vow, Swear, Pledge

Radicals

言

Decomposition

⿱折言

Etymology

Ideographic: Words 言 that must not be broken 折; 折 also provides the pronunciation

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 14

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

2 hook right-to-left

3 rising bottom-to-top

4 diagonal right-to-left

5 diagonal right-to-left

6 horizontal right-to-left

7 vertical right-to-left

8 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

9 horizontal bottom-to-top

10 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

11 horizontal left-to-right

12 vertical bottom-to-top

13 corner bottom-to-top

14 horizontal bottom-to-top

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

セイ sei

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ちか chika

Words Using This Kanji

36 words total

Other (20 words)

vow

to swear falsely

perjury

vows of religious orders

oath

oath

(religious) vow

to swear

oath

written oath

oath

surely

vow

administration of an oath

affidavit

(written) oath

bargain sale

written oath

written oath

Buddha's great vows

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