宣誓

Chinese

		to declare (publicly); to announce	oath; vow; to swear oath; vow; to swear; to pledge
simp. and trad. (宣誓)		宣	誓

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xuānshì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢㄕˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): syun¹ sai⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): lhun¹ sai⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): siên-sṳ

(Hailu, HRS): sien^ˋ shi^˖
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): soan-sè / soan-sī / soan-sē

(Teochew, Peng'im): suang¹ si⁷

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xuānshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuanshìh
  - Wade–Giles: hsüan¹-shih⁴
  - Yale: sywān-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuanshyh
  - Palladius: сюаньши (sjuanʹši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: syun¹ sai⁶
  - Yale: syūn saih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: syn¹ sai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xun¹ sei⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /syːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lhun¹ sai⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬun³³ sai³²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siên-sṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: xien^ˊ sii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xian¹ si⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /si̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: sien^ˋ shi^˖
  - Sinological IPA: /sien⁵³ ʃi³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soan-sè
  - Tâi-lô: suan-sè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soansex
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /suan⁴⁴⁻³³ se²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /suan⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /suan³³ se⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /suan⁴⁴⁻³³ se¹¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soan-sī
  - Tâi-lô: suan-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soansi
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /suan⁴⁴⁻²² si²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soan-sē
  - Tâi-lô: suan-sē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soanse
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /suan⁴⁴⁻²² se²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: suang¹ si⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: suang sī
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /suaŋ³³⁻²³ si¹¹/

Noun

宣誓

oath

Verb

宣誓

to take an oath

Synonyms

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咒喙 (ciu̿-chṳ̿) (Northern Min)
咒誓 (zhòushì) (literary or Min Nan)
發誓 / 发誓 (fāshì)
盟誓
矢言 (shǐyán) (literary)
矢誓 (shǐshì) (literary)
立誓 (lìshì)
罰咒 / 罚咒 (Wu)
詛喙 / 诅喙 (có-chói) (Eastern Min)
誓言 (shìyán) (literary)
賭咒 / 赌咒 (dǔzhòu)
賭誓 / 赌誓 (dǔshì)
起誓 (qǐshì)

Derived terms

宣誓書 / 宣誓书 (xuānshìshū)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宣	誓
せん Grade: 6	せい Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

From 宣(せん) (sen, “declare in public”) + 誓(せい) (sei, “vow”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sẽ̞ɰ̃se̞ː]

Noun

宣(せん)誓(せい) • (sensei)

oath, promise, swearing, vowing, abjuration, pledge, word of honor

Synonyms

誓(ちか)い (chikai)

Verb

宣(せん)誓(せい)する • (sensei suru) transitive suru (stem 宣(せん)誓(せい)し (sensei shi), past 宣(せん)誓(せい)した (sensei shita))

take an oath, make a sworn statement, swear an oath
- 2024 April 25, 安江伸夫 [Nobuo Yasue], quotee, “第213回国会　参議院　法務委員会　第8号　令和6年4月25日 [213th Diet House of Councilors Legal Affairs Committee No. 8 April 25, 2024]”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System]‎^[1], 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library], retrieved 28 September 2025:
  そのような場合にも、記載事項が事実である旨を宣誓いただくことは必要とはなりますが、[...]
  Sono yō na baai ni mo, kisai jikō ga jijitsu de aru mune o sensei itadaku koto wa hitsuyō to wa nari masu ga, [...]
  In such cases, you will still be required to swear that the information is true [...]

Conjugation

Conjugation of "宣誓する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	宣誓し	せんせいし	sensei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	宣誓し	せんせいし	sensei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	宣誓する	せんせいする	sensei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	宣誓する	せんせいする	sensei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	宣誓すれ	せんせいすれ	sensei sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	宣誓せよ¹ 宣誓しろ²	せんせいせよ¹ せんせいしろ²	sensei seyo¹ sensei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	宣誓される	せんせいされる	sensei sareru
Causative	宣誓させる宣誓さす	せんせいさせるせんせいさす	sensei saseru sensei sasu
Potential	宣誓できる	せんせいできる	sensei dekiru
Volitional	宣誓しよう	せんせいしよう	sensei shiyō
Negative	宣誓しない	せんせいしない	sensei shinai
Negative continuative	宣誓せず	せんせいせず	sensei sezu
Formal	宣誓します	せんせいします	sensei shimasu
Perfective	宣誓した	せんせいした	sensei shita
Conjunctive	宣誓して	せんせいして	sensei shite
Hypothetical conditional	宣誓すれば	せんせいすれば	sensei sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“宣誓”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
宣	誓

Noun

宣誓 • (seonseo) (hangeul 선서)

hanja form^? of 선서 (“oath”)