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契約

けいやく

contract, agreement

Mnemonic

A notched stick and a promise, and the two halves of it have to match. Kay けい and the yak やく both put a mark on it. He signed with the new team: けいやく.

Built from

pledge, contract
A tally stick with a knife taken to it, notched so that the two halves have to match. The agreement, and the proof of it.
promise, roughly
糸 thread + 勺 ladle

Words sharing these kanji

promise, appointment

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