契る (ちぎる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

契る (ちぎる) means to pledge / to promise / to swear.

See example sentences below.

契る at a glance

契る

ちぎるchigiru

N1verb

to pledge / to promise / to swear

契るちぎるchigiruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to pledge / to promise / to swear

Example 1

二人は永遠の愛を契った。

Translation

The two pledged eternal love.

Example 2

昔の友と友情を契った。

Translation

I swore friendship with an old friend.