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    誓約

    誓せい約やく

    oath

    KMT8News #22+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab23 strokes

    せいやく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    oath, vow, pledge, covenant

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    彼かれは誓せい約やくを守まもった。

    He kept his pledge.

    KMT7Daily Life
    結けっ婚こん式しきで永えい遠えんの愛あいを誓とせい約やくした。

    We pledged eternal love at the wedding ceremony.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsFamily & Relationships
    神じん社じゃで健けん康こうを祈き願がんし、誓せい約やく書しょを奉ほう納のうした。

    At the shrine, I prayed for health and offered a written pledge.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsReligion & Philosophy
    選せん手しゅたちはスポーツマンシップにのっとり、正せい々せい堂どうど々うた戦たかうことを誓せい約やくした。

    The athletes pledged to fight fairly and squarely, in accordance with sportsmanship.

    KMT9Sports & Martial ArtsCulture & Traditions
    武ぶ士しは主しゅ君くんへの忠ちゅう誠せいを誓せい約やくし、命いのちを捧ささげた。

    Samurai pledged loyalty to their lord and dedicated their lives.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    誓
    ちか.う…(1)
    vow・swear・pledge
    約
    つづ.まる・つづ.める・つづま.やか…(1)
    promise・approximately・shrink
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