# 誓 — vow; swear

誓 means “vow; swear”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: セイ (sei). Kun'yomi: ちか(う) (chikau). You'll see it in words such as 誓う (chikau, “to swear; to vow”).

- Meaning: vow; swear
- On'yomi: セイ (sei)
- Kun'yomi: ちか(う) (chikau)
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Words & language 4

## How to remember 誓

Parts: 折 fold · 言 say; words

## Words with 誓

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 誓う | ちかう (chikau) | to swear; to vow |
| 誓って | ちかって (chikatte) | surely; upon my word |
| 誓い | ちかい (chikai) | oath; vow |

## Don't confuse it with

[訴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sue/)

## More in the “Words & language 4” set

[諭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/counsel/) · [諾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/assent/) · [欄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/newspaper-column/) · [誓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vow/) · [訂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/revise-a-text/) · [閲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/peruse/) · [喝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bellow/) · [叙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/narrate/)

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