Memory phrase for the Kanji: 盟

盟

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Meaning alliance, vow, oath

Pronunciation

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Explanation

Top: bright/clear 明 (sun 日 and moon 月), bottom: plate 皿 (Alternatively: On a bright plate, the alliance is served)

Mnemonic
 
When "sun" and "moon" eat from the same plate, they have formed an alliance.

Radicals

月 monthThe radical tsuki stands for moon or month when used at the right side of a character. However the radical niku 肉 that stands for body or body-part is in many cases simplified to 月 and thus looks equal as "moon".
皿 bowl
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 Vocabulary

同盟 どうめい  alliance, union, league
連盟 れんめい  league, union, alliance

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