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誓

Level XV of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1872 / 2,608

Vow

On’yomi
せい
Kun’yomi
ちか
Radical
言 Speech (Kangxi 149)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 猟 (Hunting), less common than 赦 (Pardon).

Say sits below, while fingers and an axe are above — swearing an oath with fingers on an axe while you say the words aloud is making a sacred vow.

In words

誓う ちかう to swear,to vow,to take an oath,to pledgeN2

誓 is rank 1872 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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