Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1567 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: vow, swear, pledge

Kunyomi: ちか.う

Onyomi: セイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: speech

Examples

Onyomi Examples

セイヤク oath, vow, pledge, covenant

約書 セイヤクショ written oath, covenant, pledge

キセイ vow, oath, pledge

ギセイ perjury, false oath

Kunyomi Examples

ちかう to swear, to vow, to take an oath, to pledge