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What is the Kanji for 'Pledge'? | 契

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Pledge', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Pledge' is 契.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Pledge

    Reading

    kunyomiちぎ

    chigi

    onyomiけい

    kei

    Parts

    Big

    Example Word

    契約: contract. The Japanese verbal noun '契約 (けいやく)' refers to a formal agreement or contract between parties. It is commonly used in legal, business, and personal contexts to describe binding agreements. For example: We signed a contract「契約を結びました」(けいやくをむすびました). The contract has been terminated「契約は解除されました」(けいやくはかいじょされました). This term is often paired with verbs like '結ぶ (むすぶ)' (to conclude) or '解除する (かいじょする)' (to cancel) to describe the act of making or ending a contract.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    9

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    8

    Frequency

    1778

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    component

    kanji

    Meaning

    Big

As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of one other kanji:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Ingest, Consume

Words Using

This kanji is used in 2 words:

    word

    契約

    Meaning

    Contract

    word

    契機

    Meaning

    Opportunity, Turning point

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 21 kanji contain the part 大 as well.

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    Meaning

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    Meaning

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    Meaning

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    kanji

    Meaning

    Refreshing

Learn the Kanji

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What does 契 mean?

契 means 'Pledge'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

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