Question

契 ちぎ.る 契約(けいやく): contract; compact; agreement契機(けいき): opportunity; chance契る(ちぎる): (1) to pledge; to promise; to swear (2) to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed S 刀: sword; saber; knife大: large; big 大 3 (none) pledge In order to pledge into her sorority, Alice had to stab a St. Bernard with a dagger. (Come on! DO it, Alice!).

Accepted Answer

ケイ pledge, promise, vow 1 898 9 37 だい・おおきい 会意 Compound Ideographic Imagine a totalitarian regime where, while growing up, you have to pledge allegiance to the flag at dagger-point and with St. Bernard guard dogs watching you.

Kanji	契
Onyomi	ケイ
Kunyomi	ちぎ.る
English	pledge, promise, vow
Examples	契約(けいやく): contract; compact; agreement 契機(けいき): opportunity; chance 契る(ちぎる): (1) to pledge; to promise; to swear (2) to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	898
Components	刀: sword; saber; knife 大: large; big
Number of Strokes	9
Kanji Radical	大
Radical Number	37
Radical Strokes	3
Radical Reading	だい・おおきい
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	pledge
Koohii Story 1	Imagine a totalitarian regime where, while growing up, you have to pledge allegiance to the flag at dagger-point and with St. Bernard guard dogs watching you.
Koohii Story 2	In order to pledge into her sorority, Alice had to stab a St. Bernard with a dagger. (Come on! DO it, Alice!).

Pledge St Bernard 契 ケイ ちぎ.る Promise Vow

Pledge St Bernard 契ケイちぎ.る Promise Vow