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: 折 言
Radical: 言
Meaning: speech
Reading: げん
Frequency: 861
Alternative forms:
誓約 (セイヤク) oath, vow, pledge, covenant
誓約書 (セイヤクショ) written oath, covenant, pledge
祈誓 (キセイ) vow, oath, pledge
偽誓 (ギセイ) perjury, false oath
誓う (ちかう) to swear, to vow, to take an oath, to pledge