誓う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: S
See also 誓い

Etymology

Probably originally a compound of (chi, blood) + 交う (kau, to cross, to blend, to mix).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

誓う (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana ちかう, rōmaji chikau, historical hiragana ちかふ)

  1. to swear, to pledge, to make an oath, to vow
    復讐 (ふくしゅう) (ちか)った
    Fukushū o chikatta.
    We swore vengeance.

Conjugation

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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