# 契 — contract; pledge

契 means “contract; pledge”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ケイ (kei). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: contract; pledge
- On'yomi: ケイ (kei)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Law & order 2

## How to remember 契

Parts: 王 king · 刀 knife · 大 big

## Don't confuse it with

[喫](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/consume/)

## More in the “Law & order 2” set

[契](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/contract/) · [典](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/code/) · [訟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lawsuit/) · [免](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/exempt/) · [偽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/false/) · [罰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/penalty/) · [懲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chastise/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/contract/. Last updated 2026-11-01.