Kanji · first appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary
盟

盟 – alliance, oath

13 strokesTaught in grade 6#587 in newspaper frequencyN1 vocabulary

The kanji 盟 means alliance, oath. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is メイ (mei). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 皿 (no. 108).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiメイmei

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 108). Components: 月・皿・日.

Words using 盟

Example sentences

戦争の直前、日本がフランスと同盟を結びました。
Japan entered into an alliance with France just before the war.
某連盟元会長が背任の容疑で逮捕されました。
The former president of a certain association has been arrested on suspicion of breach of trust.

Kanji with the same radical

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