Kanji N1

盟: alliance, oath

盟 is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning alliance, oath, written with 13 strokes. It is read メイ (on), and has no common kun reading. Children in Japan learn it in grade 6. You will see it in 連盟 (れんめい, league) and 同盟 (どうめい, alliance).

盟

Meanings

  • alliance
  • oath
Strokes13
JLPT levelN1
School gradeGrade 6
Frequency#587 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • メイ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • None in common use

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

Watch the stroke order

Every stroke in order, the live one in vermilion. Replay as often as you like.

12345678910111213

Now draw it

Trace each stroke in order. Wrong direction or wrong order gets flagged right away.

123456789101112130 / 13

Your turn: draw stroke 1 of 13. Start at the dot.

Common words with 盟

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 連盟れんめい

    league; federation; union

    JLPT N1
  • 同盟どうめい

    alliance; union; league

    JLPT N1
  • 加盟かめい

    joining (an association, agreement, etc.)

  • 盟友めいゆう

    sworn friend

  • 盟主めいしゅ

    leader (of an alliance); leading power

  • 盟約めいやく

    oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance

  • 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

Ready to start?

It's free to start, from hiragana to your first kanji. Get in early and your account keeps every step.

Start free

Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.