契ちぎり

noun

pledge; vow; promise

A solemn, often romantic or lifelong promise. Common in literary and formal contexts.

• 二人ふたりは永えい遠えんの愛あいの契ちぎりを交かわした。

  The two exchanged a vow of eternal love.

noun

sexual relations; sexual intercourse

Euphemistic and literary; used to refer to intimate relations in a poetic or indirect way.

• 契ちぎりを結むすぶ夜よる、月つきが美うつくしかった。

  The night they consummated their bond, the moon was beautiful.

noun

destiny; fate; karma

Rare, archaic sense implying a fated connection, often between lovers. Modern Japanese uses 運命 or 宿命 instead.

• 古ふるい物もの語がたりでは、契ちぎりが二人ふたりを結むすびつけると信しんじられていた。

  In old tales, it was believed that destiny bound the two together.