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誓う (ちかう): to swear, to vow — Japanese vocabulary

誓う is read ちかう and means "to swear, to vow". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

誓う

Reading
ちかう · chikau
Translation
to swear, to vow
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
ちかうがちかうが

Example

彼女には二度と話しかけないと誓った。

かのじょにはにどとはなしかけないとちかった。

I vowed that I would never speak to her again.

Kanji in this word

  • 誓 — Vow, Swear, Pledge

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