誓願

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 誓願 is read as せいがん and is a noun for a solemn or religious vow.
• Basic usage: It applies to a practitioner making a vow to help people and to a solemn pledge to preserve peace being inscribed.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Making a vow
  • 誓願を立てる means making a firm vow concerning what one will do. Example: 修行者は人々を助ける誓願を立てた。
• An inscribed pledge
  • 誓願が刻まれている states that the content of a vow is inscribed on a monument. Example: 石碑には平和を守る誓願が刻まれている。