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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 (16 words)

to pledge before God

to make a vow

to vow to each other

affiant (person who executes an affidavit)

宣誓陳述書せんせいちんじゅつしょ

sworn statement

忠誠を誓うちゅうせいをちかう

to pledge allegiance

共同宣誓供述書きょうどうせんせいきょうじゅつしょ

joint affidavit

ヒポクラテスの誓いヒポクラテスのちかい

Hippocratic oath

年頭の誓いねんとうのちかい

New Year's resolution

選手宣誓せんしゅせんせい

athlete's oath of fair play

五箇条の御誓文ごかじょうのごせいもん

Charter Oath (of the Meiji Emperor)

to make a joint vow

written oath

before God

to vow to oneself

to swear to God

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