Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
誓い. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
誓い, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
誓い in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
誓い you have here. The definition of the word
誓い will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
誓い, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Japanese
Etymology
連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 誓う (chikau, “to swear, vow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
誓い • (chikai) ←ちかひ (tikafi)?
- an oath, pledge
- c. 1005, Shūi Wakashū (book 14, poem 870; also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 38)
- 忘らるる身をば思はず誓ひてし人のいのちの惜しくもあるかな
- wasuraruru mi o ba omowazu chikaite shi hito no inochi no oshiku mo aru kana
- It does not matter that I am now forgotten, but making an oath is the most precious moment in the whole life of a man.[3]
- (Shinto, Buddhism) vow that the Buddha pledged to save sentient beings (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Fujiwara no Sadaie, Tom Galt (2014) The Little Treasury of One Hundred People, One Poem Each (Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation), Princeton University Press, →ISBN