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同盟 (どうめい, doumei) Japanese meaning: alliance | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 同盟する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 同どう 盟めい する 同どう 盟めい しない Polite 同どう 盟めい します 同どう 盟めい しません Past polite 同どう 盟めい しました 同どう 盟めい しませんでした Past 同どう 盟めい した 同どう 盟めい しなかった Te-form 同どう 盟めい して 同どう 盟めい しないで Desire 同どう 盟めい したい 同どう 盟めい したくない Potential 同どう 盟めい できる 同どう 盟めい できない Passive 同どう 盟めい される 同どう 盟めい されない Causative 同どう 盟めい させる 同どう 盟めい させない Causative passive 同どう 盟めい させられる 同どう 盟めい させられない Volitional 同どう 盟めい しよう Polite volitional 同どう 盟めい しましょう Imperative 同どう 盟めい しろ 同どう 盟めい するな Conditional 同どう 盟めい すれば 同どう 盟めい しなければ Tara conditional 同どう 盟めい したら 同どう 盟めい しなかったら
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同どう
盟めい
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結むす
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The two countries formed a defense alliance.
The two political parties allied themselves for the election.
Usage patterns 〈 国くに 〉 と 同どう 盟めい を 結むす ぶ to form an alliance with (a country)
The two countries formed a military alliance.
同どう 盟めい に 加くわ わる to join an alliance
A new country joined the alliance.
同どう 盟めい から 脱だっ 退たい する to withdraw from an alliance
The country withdrew from the alliance.
〈 国くに 〉 と 同どう 盟めい する to ally oneself with (a country)
That country is allied with the United States.
Related words 連合 covers a broader range of unions or coalitions, while 同盟 implies a more formal, often treaty-based alliance.
提携 refers to practical cooperation, especially in business, whereas 同盟 suggests a formal alliance built on shared political or strategic interests.
協定 is the agreement or pact itself, while 同盟 is the ongoing alliance or league that such an agreement creates.
同盟 denotes a tighter alliance or pact, often political or military, while 連盟 refers to a broader federation of groups sharing a common purpose.
同盟 names the alliance relationship itself, while 盟約 refers to the solemn pact or promise that creates or seals it.
Don't confuse with 同盟 and 連盟 look and sound similar, but 同盟 stresses a bound alliance with shared aims, while 連盟 is more like a federation or league of member groups.
同盟 (also read どうめい) means 'alliance' between nations or groups, while 同名 means 'same name'; they are unrelated words that happen to sound identical.
Word family· 20 allied nation; ally · Central Powers (WWI)
ally; confederate
allied forces; allied armies
non-alignment; nonalignment
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound: 同 means 'same' or 'together,' and 盟 is associated with pledges, oaths, and alliances. The compound conventionally expresses a group or relationship formed by shared commitment.
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labor federation; labour federation
student strike; school boycott
go-slow strike; slowdown strike
treaty of alliance
