Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N1

587 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: alliance, oath

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: メイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: さら

Meaning: dish

Strokes: 5

Examples

Examples with audio

友(めいゆう)   sworn friend

約(めいやく)   oath, pledge, pact, covenant

(どうめい)   alliance, union, league

(れんめい)   league, union, alliance

する(かめいする)   join, become a member

Onyomi Examples

メイ alliance, aimag, league, administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia

メイシュ leader (of an alliance), leading power

期成同 キセイドウメイ association formed to carry out an objective

テイメイ forming an alliance, conclusion of a treaty of alliance