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: 明 皿
Radical: 皿
Reading: さら
Meaning: dish
Strokes: 5
盟友（めいゆう） sworn friend
盟約（めいやく） oath, pledge, pact, covenant
同盟（どうめい） alliance, union, league
連盟（れんめい） league, union, alliance
加盟する（かめいする） join, become a member
盟 （メイ） alliance, aimag, league, administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
盟主 （メイシュ） leader (of an alliance), leading power
期成同盟 （キセイドウメイ） association formed to carry out an objective
締盟 （テイメイ） forming an alliance, conclusion of a treaty of alliance