Memory phrase for the Kanji: 誓


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Meaning oath, pledge, swear, vow

Pronunciation

SEI
chikau

Explanation

Top: to break 折 (A hand 扌 with an axe 斤 can make things break.), bottom: word 言

Mnemonic


 
(The ritual of an ancient warrior tribe?) Put your hand on the axe and speak the words: This is my oath.

Radicals

fold, break
axeImage of an axe, probably with the handle on the right.
word, speechSound waves above the opened mouth 口 symbolize the spoken word.
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 Vocabulary

宣誓 せんせい  oath, to swear
誓う ちかう  to swear, to vow, to take an oath, to pledge

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