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偽り誓う (いつわりちかう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

偽いつわり誓ちかう

Meanings

1

godan verb (-u)

to swear falsely; to perjure oneself

Used in formal or legal contexts for making a false oath or lying under oath. Not an everyday word for lying.

裁さい判ばんで偽いつわり誓ちかうことは重おもい罪つみになる。
Swearing falsely in court is a serious crime.
彼かれは証しょう言げん台だいで偽いつわり誓ちかったとし

て

起き

訴そ

さ

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た

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He was indicted for perjury on the witness stand.

Kanji

偽falsehood, lie, deceive
誓vow, swear, pledge

Similar words

偽ぎ証しょう
偽証 is the noun for perjury or false testimony, while 偽り誓う is the verb phrase for swearing falsely.
誓ちかう
誓う means to swear or vow truthfully; 偽り誓う adds the element of falsehood.

Etymology

Compound of 偽り (itsuwari, 'falsehood') and 誓う (chikau, 'to swear'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is transparently formed from these two elements.