The kanji 契: meaning, readings and stroke order

契

Meaning: pledge, contract
On reading: ケイ kei
Kun reading: ちぎ（る） chigiru
Strokes: 9
Radical: 大 big, very
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: giao ước, hợp đồng (khế)
Japanese: かたいやくそく。けいやく。
Korean: 약속, 계약 (계·글·설)
Chinese: 约定、契约

Readings, words and example sentences

ケイ kei · on reading

契けい約やく
contract
家をかりる 契けい約やくをします。
We sign a contract to rent a house.

ちぎ（る） chigiru · kun reading · less common

契ちぎる
to pledge, to vow
かたく再会を 契ちぎります。
They firmly promise to meet again.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.