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Keyword
pledge
  • promise
  • vow
Frequency
#898
Strokes
9
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
1669
Readings
ケイ100%
Mnemonic
A king with a hat swears over a katana in a large hall, sealing the oath in a solemn pledge.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
契けい約やく
contract; compact; agreement
Noun
契けい機き
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
Noun
契けい約やく書しょ
(written) contract; agreement
Noun
契ちぎり
pledge; vow; promise; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate; karma
Noun
契けい情せい
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
Noun
契ちぎる
to pledge; to vow; to promise; to swear; to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed
Godan verb