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Chinese
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oath; vow; to swear oath; vow; to swear; to pledge
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hope; wish; desire hope; wish; desire; ready; willing
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trad. (誓願)
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誓
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願
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simp. (誓愿)
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誓
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愿
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Pronunciation
Noun
誓願
- vow, pledge, oath
自從配了你,夫妻們歡會,到今不曾題起。那金甲神人來討誓願,喝我醒來,卻是南柯一夢。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
自从配了你,夫妻们欢会,到今不曾题起。那金甲神人来讨誓愿,喝我醒来,却是南柯一梦。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16th century CE
- Zìcóng pèi le nǐ, fūqī men huān huì, dào jīn bù céng tí qǐ. Nà jīnjiǎ shénrén lái tǎo shìyuàn, hē wǒ xǐnglái, què shì nánkēyīmèng.
- I have now been happily married to you for thirteen years without ever mentioning the vow before, and the god in golden armor came to make me fulfill it. His shouting made me wake up, and then I realized it was a dream.
Derived terms
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Japanese
Etymology
From 誓 (sei, “vow”) + 願 (gan, “wish”).
Noun
誓願 • (seigan)
- oath, pledge
Synonyms
Verb
誓願する • (seigan suru) suru (stem 誓願し (seigan shi), past 誓願した (seigan shita))
- take an oath, make a sworn statement, swear an oath
Conjugation
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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誓願し
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せいがんし
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seigan shi
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Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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誓願し
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せいがんし
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seigan shi
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Shūshikei ("terminal")
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誓願する
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せいがんする
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seigan suru
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Rentaikei ("attributive")
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誓願する
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せいがんする
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seigan suru
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Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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誓願すれ
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せいがんすれ
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seigan sure
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Meireikei ("imperative")
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誓願せよ¹ 誓願しろ²
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せいがんせよ¹ せいがんしろ²
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seigan seyo¹ seigan shiro²
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Key constructions
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Passive
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誓願される
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せいがんされる
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seigan sareru
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Causative
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誓願させる 誓願さす
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せいがんさせる せいがんさす
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seigan saseru seigan sasu
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Potential
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誓願できる
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せいがんできる
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seigan dekiru
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Volitional
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誓願しよう
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せいがんしよう
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seigan shiyō
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Negative
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誓願しない
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せいがんしない
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seigan shinai
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Negative continuative
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誓願せず
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せいがんせず
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seigan sezu
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Formal
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誓願します
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せいがんします
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seigan shimasu
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Perfective
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誓願した
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せいがんした
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seigan shita
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Conjunctive
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誓願して
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せいがんして
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seigan shite
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Hypothetical conditional
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誓願すれば
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せいがんすれば
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seigan sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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Korean
Noun
誓願 • (seowon) (hangeul 서원)
- hanja form? of 서원