Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 誓


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Meaning

oath, pledge, swear, vow

Pronunciation

SEI
chikau

Explanation

Top: to break (A hand with an axe can make things break.), bottom: word

Mnemonic

Put your hand on the axe and speak the words: This is my oath.

Radicals

fold, break
axe(Image of an axe, probably with the handle on the left.)
word, speech(Sound waves above the opened mouth symbolize the spoken word.)
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Vocabulary

宣誓 せんせい oath, to swear
誓う ちかう to swear/to vow/to take an oath/to pledge

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