誓約

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See also: 誓约

Chinese

oath; vow; to swear
oath; vow; to swear; to pledge
 
appointment; agreement; to arrange
appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh
 
trad. (誓約) 誓 約
simp. (誓约) 誓 约

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 誓 約
Reading # 1/1 2/2
Initial (聲) 常 (25) 影 (34)
Final (韻) 祭 (35) 藥 (107)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 時制切 於略切
Baxter dzyejH 'jak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/d͡ʑiᴇiH/ /ʔɨɐk̚/
Pan
Wuyun 		/d͡ʑiɛiH/ /ʔiɐk̚/
Shao
Rongfen 		/d͡ʑjæiH/ /ʔiɑk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/d͡ʑiajH/ /ʔɨak̚/
Li
Rong 		/ʑiɛiH/ /ʔiak̚/
Wang
Li 		/ʑĭɛiH/ /ĭak̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/ʑi̯ɛiH/ /ʔi̯ak̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		shì yue
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		sai6 joek3

Noun

誓約

  1. oath; vow; pledge; promise

Verb

誓約

  1. to make a vow; to take an oath

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (誓約):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
誓 約
せい
Grade: S 		やく
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

誓(せい)約(やく) • (seiyaku) 

  1. A vow, oath or pledge; an earnest and solemn promise, made to oneself, to another, or to a deity.

Verb

誓(せい)約(やく)する • (seiyaku suru) suru (stem 誓(せい)約(やく)し (seiyaku shi), past 誓(せい)約(やく)した (seiyaku shita))

  1. to make a vow; to take an oath

Conjugation

Conjugation of "誓約する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 誓約し せいやくし seiyaku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 誓約し せいやくし seiyaku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 誓約する せいやくする seiyaku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 誓約する せいやくする seiyaku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 誓約すれ せいやくすれ seiyaku sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 誓約せよ¹
誓約しろ² 		せいやくせよ¹
せいやくしろ² 		seiyaku seyo¹
seiyaku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 誓約される せいやくされる seiyaku sareru
Causative 誓約させる
誓約さす 		せいやくさせる
せいやくさす 		seiyaku saseru
seiyaku sasu
Potential 誓約できる せいやくできる seiyaku dekiru
Volitional 誓約しよう せいやくしよう seiyaku shiyō
Negative 誓約しない せいやくしない seiyaku shinai
Negative continuative 誓約せず せいやくせず seiyaku sezu
Formal 誓約します せいやくします seiyaku shimasu
Perfective 誓約した せいやくした seiyaku shita
Conjunctive 誓約して せいやくして seiyaku shite
Hypothetical conditional 誓約すれば せいやくすれば seiyaku sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
誓約

Noun

誓約 • (seoyak) (hangeul 서약)

  1. hanja form? of 서약 (“vow; oath”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
誓約

Verb

誓約

  1. chữ Hán form of thệ ước (“to vow; to pledge”).

Noun

誓約

  1. chữ Hán form of thệ ước (“vow; oath”).
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