うけひ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of うけひ – see the following entry.
【誓うけい】S
[noun] (archaic, Shinto, Japanese mythology) an "oath", a ritual in which whether something is true or false, right or wrong, good or evil, etc. is judged based on whether the stated outcome of an act comes true as expected
Alternative spellings
誓ひ, 祈, 祈ひ, 誓約, 祈請
(This term, うけひ (ukefi), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
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