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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

898 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: pledge, promise, vow

Kunyomi: ちぎ.る

Onyomi: ケイ

Composition: 龶 刀 大

契

Radical

Radical: 大

Meaning: big, very

Reading: だい

Frequency: 132

大

Examples

Onyomi Examples

契約 (ケイヤク) contract, compact, agreement

契機 (ケイキ) opportunity, chance, trigger, cause

幽契 (ユウケイ) secret promise made to the gods

黙契 (モッケイ) implicit agreement, tacit understanding

Kunyomi Examples

契る (ちぎる) to pledge, to vow, to promise, to swear, to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife), to share a bed

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upside-down box radical (no. 13)