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誓う is an exact match with one form of the following word:
誓う
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Reading : ちかう   
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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誓う is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 64,000 (about 5,570,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3763 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5386
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 34 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
じぶん
自分
かた
ちか
った
ことどんなことあって
じっこう
実行
しなければいけない

You've got to carry out your commitment at all costs.
かみ
にかけて
しんじつ
真実
かた
こと
ちか

I swear by God that I will speak the truth.
きみ
やくそく
約束
まも
こと
ちか
わなければならない

You must bind yourself to keep your promise.
盟う
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Reading : ちかう   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 173,000 (about 426,000 results)
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ちかう
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 219,000 (about 133,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 34 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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セイ   ちか to vow, swear   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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セツ   お to break, fold   おり opportunity; fold   おれる to break (intr), be folded, yield   
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キン   axe
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カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだ to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
cliff
hand
メイ    allegiance, oath   
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メイ   ミョウ   あかり light   あかるい bright   あかるむ to brighten   あからむ to become luminous (at dawn)   あきらか obvious   あかす to lay bare   あ to open   あける to empty   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
さら dish   
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