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ちぎ

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)

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Meanings

  • to pledge, to vow, to promise, to swear
  • to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife), to share a bed

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Example sentences

二人ふたり永遠えいえんあいちぎった

The two pledged eternal love.

かれらはかた友情ゆうじょうちぎ、どんな困難こんなんともえるとちかった。

They firmly pledged their friendship and swore to overcome any hardship together.

武士ぶしたちは主君しゅくんへの忠誠ちゅうせいちぎって戦場せんじょうへとかった。

The samurai vowed their loyalty to their lord and headed to the battlefield.

二人ふたりちぎらなかったのは、まだたがいへの信頼しんらい十分じゅうぶんでなかったからだ。

The reason the two did not make their vow was that they did not yet have sufficient trust in each other.

古来こらいより、男女だんじょちぎことはたんなる肉体にくたい結合けつごうえ、たましいたましいちかいとされてきた。

Since ancient times, the act of a man and woman sharing a bed has been regarded as more than mere physical union—it has been seen as a vow between souls.