14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

vow, swear, pledge

Kun'yomi
  • to swear
On'yomi
  • セイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ちか 89.6%
セイ 10.4%

Character Breakdown

vow, swear, pledge
ちか.う セイ (9th, N1)
fold, break, fracture
お.る おり セツ (4th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

References

Unicode hex code 8A93
JIS X 0208 1-32-32
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4369
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5622
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2754
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3424
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1764
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2401
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1133
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1214
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1743
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2218
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1036
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35514
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1478
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1395
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1484
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1755
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1728
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1712
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1655
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1142
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a7.17
Four corner code 5260.1
De Roo Code 1377