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N1 13 strokes

alliance, oath · liên minh, lời thề

・ 音 メイ

Sino-Vietnamese: minh

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明 gives the sound and 皿 (bowl) the meaning: in ancient oaths people drank blood from a bowl to seal an alliance.

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Sino-Vietnamese
minh
On'yomi
メイ
Kun'yomi
Strokes
13
JLPT
N1

On'yomi

メイ

Kun'yomi

Sino-Vietnamese: minh

Stroke order

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Radical

Dish
5 strokes

Example sentences

両国は同盟を結んだ。 (りょうこくはどうめいをむすんだ)

The two countries formed an alliance.