# 契 — Pledge

Frequency rank 857 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 借 (Borrow), less common than 婦 (Lady).

- On’yomi: けい
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 大 Big (Kangxi 37)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

A knife at the top carves into something big below — you make a big cut with your knife to seal a blood pledge.

In words:

- 契る ちぎる — to pledge;to promise;to swear
- 契約 けいやく — contract,compact,agreement
- 契機 けいき — opportunity;chance

[Study 契](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E5%A5%91)

[← Rank 856: 婦 (Lady)](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/婦.md) · [Rank 858: 借 (Borrow) →](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/借.md)

[HTML](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/契/) · [Full ranking](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency.md)