契 — kanji meaning “pledge”
契
pledge, promise, vow
- Meanings
- pledge, promise, vow
- On'yomi
- ケイ (kei)
- Kun'yomi
- ちぎ.る
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #898 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 37
- Chinese reading
- qì, xiè, qiè — Chinese character page
Words with 契
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 契約 | けいやく keiyaku | contract; compact; agreement |
| 契機 | けいき keiki | opportunity; chance |
| 契り | ちぎり chigiri | pledge; vow; promise |
| 契る | ちぎる chigiru | to pledge; to vow; to promise |
| 契約書 | けいやくしょ keiyakusho | (written) contract; agreement |
| 契印 | けいいん keiin | impression of a seal over the joint of two papers; tally |
| 契約期間 | けいやくきかん keiyakukikan | contract period |
| 信託契約 | しんたくけいやく shintakukeiyaku | trust agreement |
| 双務契約 | そうむけいやく soumukeiyaku | bilateral agreement |
| 本契約 | ほんけいやく honkeiyaku | contract (entered into on the basis of a promise or previous agreement); formal agreement; contract at hand |
| 幽契 | ゆうけい yuukei | secret promise made to the gods |
| 傭船契約 | ようせんけいやく yousenkeiyaku | chartering ships |
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