Keyword
vow
Info
FrequencyTop 1300-1400
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig1214
Readings
ちか
(85%)
せい
(14%)
Composed of
fold
say
Used in vocabulary (34 in total)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
oath; vow
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
Examples (20 in total)
I swear I'll wait for you.
It's not me, I swear!
I have promised myself to read more books.
I vowed that I would never speak to her again.
She pledged herself never to do it again.
We bound her to secrecy.
They won't believe me even if I swear it is true.
Do you promise not to tell anyone anything?
He pledged to marry me when he returned home.
I swear, John.
You should swear on the Bible.
I pledged my loyalty to him.
You must swear to keep your promise.
Tom promised never to be late again.
I vowed that I would never speak to Tom again.
I swear on my life that it's true!
He vowed to give up smoking.
I broke the marriage vows that I had sworn to Don Jose, my husband.
He said under oath that his birthplace was Italy.
This written pledge is not legally binding.