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Kanji for Vow
The kanji for “vow” is 誓, read sei and written in 14 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
誓
vow
A solemn vow, kept no matter what.
14 strokes On reading セイ (sei) Kun reading ちかう (chikau) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: vow, swear, pledge
Readings used for names on Nazuke: sei, chika
In Japan it appears in about 63 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
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