盟
alliance, oath
Readings
On'yomi
- メイ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
盟 centers on a formal bond or pledge: an alliance sealed by a solemn oath.
Most common words using 盟
20 of 152- 同盟どうめいN1
alliance; union; league
- 加盟かめいN1
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
- 連盟れんめいN1
league; federation; union
- 盟友めいゆう
sworn friend
- 盟約めいやく
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
- 盟主めいしゅ
leader (of an alliance); leading power
- 盟めい
alliance
- 血盟けつめい
blood pledge; oath signed in blood
- 同盟条約どうめいじょうやく
treaty of alliance
- 期成同盟きせいどうめい
association formed to carry out an objective
- EU加盟国イーユーかめいこく
member state of the European Union; EU country
- アジア救済連盟アジアきゅうさいれんめい
Licensed Agency for Relief of Asia (LARA)
- アラブ連盟アラブれんめい
Arab League
- カルマル同盟カルマルどうめい
Kalmar Union
- キリスト教民主同盟キリストきょうみんしゅどうめい
Christian Democratic Union (Germany); Christian Democrats; CDU
- セントラル野球連盟セントラルやきゅうれんめい
Central Baseball Organization
- デロス同盟デロスどうめい
Delian League (the Athenian empire)
- ハンザ同盟ハンザどうめい
Hanseatic League
- パシフィック野球連盟パシフィックやきゅうれんめい
Pacific League of Professional Baseball Clubs
- マラータ同盟マラータどうめい
Maratha Confederacy
Study
Etymology
盟 combines 明 (bright, clear) and 皿 (dish, vessel). Historically, it likely depicts a ritual vessel used in oath-taking ceremonies, where the bright vessel or the clarity of the oath was emphasized.
Meaning mnemonic
Picture a bright (明) ceremonial dish (皿) used to seal an oath. Allies gather around the vessel, swearing a solemn alliance.
Reading mnemonic
For メイ, imagine a May (メイ) alliance ceremony where oaths are sworn under the bright sun. May -> メイ.